Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s evidence leader Advocate Adila Hassim has sought to explain what the evidence gathered against suspended Crime Intelligence Deputy Head Feroz Khan will include. It includes issues relating to tenders, alleged abuse of authority, former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi undeclared R3.5 million jet trip to London in 2022 for a three-day shopping spree and financial disclosures.
Hassim says historical South African Revenue Service (SARS) records point to alleged fraud and corruption involving tobacco manufacturer Carnilinx.
She was reading into the record the evidence gathered against suspended Crime Intelligence Deputy Head Feroz Khan.
He is still in hospital after a shooting incident last weekend left him in a critical condition.
More evidence relates to issues including Khan’s implication in illicit tobacco trade.
Advocate Hassim says that Carnilinx co-founder Adriano Mazzotti acknowledged in an affidavit in 2014 that the company had acquired tobacco unlawfully.
Hassim says, “He accepts that Carnilinx acquired tobacco unlawfully and wrongfully of two tons per week over a period of time. He goes on to explain further contraventions of the law, and he says the unlawful conduct and here’s where he deals with payments to legal advisors. “And Chair, what’s important about this is that we’re no longer talking about tax non-compliance. This affidavit has moved off tax non-compliance at this point. It’s talking about fraud and corruption,” he adds.
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