The alleged poisoning of former president Jacob Zuma and the name of an apartheid assassin were central to proceedings at the Zondo Commission late on Wednesday when former state security minister David Mahlobo was in the hot seat for questioning.
During the proceedings, Mahlobo denied a string of allegations, including that he issued direct instructions to the chief financial officer when he was minister of state security and that he had been involved in, or had initiated, intelligence projects.
He also referred to information peddlers, saying some were within the State Security Agency (SSA), who passed on information dotted with both truth and lies, and who could cause decisions to be made based on false information.
Mahlobo refuses to say if Zuma was involved in arrest of wife MaNtuli by SSA She had been accused of poisoning Zuma in 2014. President Jacob Zuma accompanied by his wife MaNtuli arrive at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in China. Picture: Elmond Jiyane/GCIS
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JOHANNESBURG - Former State Security Minister David Mahlobo on Friday said he could not disclose whether former President Jacob Zuma was the “client” referred to in an intelligence operation to arrest and unlawfully detain Zuma’s wife, MaNtuli.
She had been accused of poisoning Zuma in 2014.
Added to this, the operation known as Project Tin Roof has also shocked Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo who heard that intelligence agents held her against her will.