EFF Lays Criminal Charges Against Guptas and Duduzane Zuma, President’s Son

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have opened a criminal case against the “Gupta Criminal Syndicate” on Sunday in South Africa… and revealed they “fear that due to their connection to high office, the suspects will temper with evidence and crucial witnesses.”

The charges pertain to the so-called ‘State Capture’ by the Gupta family, including ‘money laundering’ and R6.8 billion ‘suspicious payouts’ that allegedly benefited President Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane… transforming him from an intern ten years ago into a very wealthy man who now lives in Saxonwold.

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) David Maynier also laid charges of corruption against Atul Gupta, Ajay Gupta and Duduzane Zuma on 17 March 2016. The DA said Sunday morning: “We will request the investigation be extended into possible exchange-control violations relating to suspicious #Gupta transactions.”

In a statement today on the Gupta ‘State Capture’ Criminal Case, the EFF said:

The Economic Freedom Fighters opened a criminal case against the Gupta led criminal syndicate at the Rosebank Police Station on the 16th of October 2016.

The case number is 104/10/2016. The case relates to the instances of corruption, theft, fraud, money laundering, racketeering and various offences under the Income Tax Act, Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) and the Currency Laws of the Republic of South Africa.

The EFF opened criminal cases against the following suspects;

1. Atul Gupta
2. Ajay Gupta
3. Rajesh Gupta
4. Duduzane Zuma
5. Chetali Gupta
6. Verun Gupta
7. Mosebenzi Zwane
8. Salim Essa
9. Nazeem Howa
10. Oakbay Housdings
11. Sahara
12. Tegeta
13. Mabengela

The EFF is conducting has been conducting its own investigations on this matter ever since we raised the issue of the Gupta criminal syndicate and we will soon reveal the main culprit and mastermind behind the corruption, money laundering, theft of public funds and fraud.

The EFF supplied the police with evidence, including the sworn statement of the Minister of Finance as a basis of proof that there is a prima facie case against the Gupta criminal syndicate. The EFF calls on the following to maximally cooperate with investigations:

1. Financial Intelligence Centre.
2. The Banks that closed the Gupta Bank accounts.
3. The auditing firms that disassociated themselves from the Gupta criminal syndicate.

The EFF will do everything in our power to ensure that the Gupta criminal syndicate is prosecuted according to the Laws governing the Republic of South Africa.

The SAPS, National Director of Public Prosecutions and the National Prosecutions Authority should act on this matter as the suspects have international links and hold multiple passports.

We also fear that due their connection to high office, the suspects will temper with evidence and crucial witnesses.

#EFF members outside Rosebank Police Station as charges being laid Vs #Gupta family & Duduzane #Zuma re R6.8bn "suspicious payments". pic.twitter.com/cEA8udWgjz

— Michael 🍏 (@TheMikeAppel) October 16, 2016