Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says government has raised concern over alleged misconduct by South African High Commissioner to India, Ambassador Anil Sooklal, adding that International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has requested a report and that possible disciplinary steps may follow the findings.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says former president Jacob Zuma is showing the middle finger to South Africans and undermining the country’s foreign policy and criminal justice system in relation to Gupta-related state capture allegations.
Speaking during a media briefing on Friday, Ntshavheni also raised concerns over South Africa’s efforts to secure mutual legal assistance to bring the fugitive Gupta brothers back to the country, saying government expected its officials abroad to act in line with the law rather than assist those facing criminal charges.
She said it was unacceptable that a government representative was allegedly acting in a manner that compromised efforts to return fugitives to South Africa to face justice.
“It’s a level of disgrace that our own employee, the representative of the government of South Africa help knobs with the criminals instead of doing his work off to ensure that the fugitives are brought back into South Africa, so that they can face that criminal effect,” Ntshavheni said.
