SPY CLAIMS ARE RIDICULOUS
It would appear that Premier Helen Zille’s recent Inside Government newsletter (The Puzzle of Gangs, Drugs, Police and Politics in the Western Cape – 15 October 2015), has touched a nerve in the ANC, particularly with Marius Fransman, the party’s provincial leader.
Mr Fransman has wasted no time in communicating on this issue, despite the fact that he is not mentioned in any piece of reporting on the matter.
Which begs the question, why? Mr Fransman has gone to great lengths, in recent reports, to make allegations that Premier Helen Zille had hired a crime intelligence officer to spy on the ANC.
It is an absolute falsehood, and there can be nothing more outrageous than this claim. We reject this claim in its entirety. Mr Fransman’s wild claims are nothing but an attempt to deflect from the real issue – serious allegations due before a court on 20 November 2015 of links between the drug trade, gangs, and politics in the Western Cape.
The matter involves the alleged unlawful seizure by SAPS of equipment and documents belonging to a crime intelligence officer.