By: ANG Reporter
The Democratic Alliance wants the FBI to investigate money laundering claims against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
This follows a criminal case laid against Ramaphosa by former State Security Agency (SSA) director general Arthur Fraser following a robbery in 2020 at Ramaphosa’s Limpopo farm during which millions in foreign currency, including dollars was stolen.
Da leader John Steenhuisen said his party had written to the FBI to investigate possible money laundering by Ramaphosa.
The burglary at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm raises suspicions about the large amounts of foreign currency that were stored at his home, said Steenhuisen.
He added: “Specifically, we have requested that the FBI considers investigating the source of the funds and whether the money was brought into South Africa legitimately and declared to the appropriate authorities.”
Steenhuisen said there were questions for Ramaphosa and those who stole the funds at his home. He said the FBI had to probe this matter further.
“We have recommended that the ledgers or journals which would have recorded the alleged sale of wild game at auction be requested from the president, to determine the identities of those involved in the suspicious cash transactions.”
“A cash transaction within South Africa involving $4 million is deeply suspicious, and more so since the cash was then hidden in furniture, and its theft investigated off-the-record and covered up,” Steenhuisen said.
