JOHANNESBURG. – Die Seriti-kommissie wat die omstrede wapentransaksie van die laat 1990’s ondersoek, gaan nie ondersoek instel na bewerings van inmenging, ondeursigtigheid en ’n “tweede agenda” nie.

Só het William Baloyi, die kommissie se woordvoerder, gister gesê.

“Die kommissie se standpunt is dat die sage nou ter ruste gelê moet word sodat ons kan fokus op die voorbereiding vir die openbare vergaderings.”

Baloyi het gesê regter Willie Seriti, die kommissie se voorsitter, se verduideliking oor die bewerings is die einde van die saak.

Seriti het Dinsdag teruggekap teen bewerings wat Norman Moabi, ’n voormalige senior ondersoeker by die kommissie, in sy bedankingsbrief gemaak het.

Volgens Seriti het die kommissie die volste vertroue in sy leierskap en maak Moabi vals bewerings om die kommissie se geloofwaardigheid opsetlik te knou.

Volgens Seriti het Moabi ’n persoonlike grief teen hom en is hy jaloers op die kommissie se navorsingshoof omdat Moabi self dié pos wou beklee.

Getuies wat oor minder as twee maande voor die kommissie moet verskyn, het gesê hulle is meer bekommerd as ooit ná Seriti se reaksie.

“Sy verduideliking is totale nonsens wat absoluut niks help om my kommer te verdryf nie,” het dr. Richard Young, een van die onsuksesvolle tenderaars in die wapentransaksie, gesê.

Terry Crawford-Browne, ’n wapentransaksie-aktivis, het gesê Seriti se verduideliking help beslis nie die kommissie om sy geloofwaardigheid te herwin nie.

“Die verklaring is absolute gemors. Seriti beklemtoon hoe besig die kommissie was om dokumente te ontleed en dit wys net dat die kommissie van sy pligte afwyk.’

David Maynier, DA-LP en ook ’n getuie, het gesê Seriti het ’n gulde geleentheid om die kommissie se naam in ere te herstel deur sy vingers laat glip.

With acknowledgement to Maryna Lamprecht en Die Burger.

assisted Google Online translation

Commission will not investigate allegations

JOHANNESBURG. The Seriti commission the controversial arms deal of the late 1990s inquiry will not investigate allegations of interference, opacity and a "second agenda".

Thus said William Baloyi, the commission's spokesman, yesterday.

"The commission's view is that the saga should now be laid to rest so we can focus on preparing for public meetings."

Baloyi said Judge Willie Seriti the commission's chairman, explanation over allegations should the end of the matter.

Seriti on Tuesday retaliated against allegations that Norman Moabi, a former senior investigator at the commission, made in his resignation letter.

Seriti said the commission was confident in his leadership and Moabi's false allegations were an intentional blow to the commission's credibility.

According to Seriti, Moabi had personal grievance against him and he is jealous of the commission's head of research because Moabi himself would wanted that position.

Witnesses who have less than two months to appear before the commission, said they are more worried than ever after Seriti's response.

"His explanation is total nonsense that absolutely does not help to dispel my concerns," said Dr Richard Young, one of the unsuccessful bidders in the arms deal.

Terry Crawford-Browne, an arms deal activist, said Seriti the commission's explanation certainly does not help regain its credibility.

"The statement is absolute rubbish. Seriti emphasised how busy the commission was in analysing documents and it just shows that the commission is not doing its duties.

David Maynier, DA MP and also a witness, said Seriti let a golden opportunity to restore the commission's name in honor slip through his fingers.

With acknowledgement to Maryna Lamprecht en Die Burger.