Malema says Phala Phala robbery scandal far from over
Malema made the vow on Saturday while addressing EFF supporters who came out in their thousands to celebrate the party's 12th anniversary in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
Malema said the robbery, where a large amount of United States (US) dollars were stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa's farm, is another example of police cover-ups and corruption that needs to be investigated.
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It's been five years since the Phala Phala robbery scandal at Ramaphosa's private game farm near Bela-Bela in Limpopo.
While prosecutors said they won't pursue criminal charges against Ramaphosa regarding the scandal that nearly derailed his presidency, Malema said it's not over.
Malema said he will urge the parliamentary ad hoc committee that will investigate allegations of corruption made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to revisit the Phala Phala case.
'That Phala Phala issue is not dead. We are going to find a way of bringing into this ad hoc committee because even in that Phala Phala, there was police corruption that happened.'
Malema also said supporters should approach the ad hoc committee with any relevant information that could assist the investigation into crime syndicates involving the police.
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