We need a full-blown arms deal investigation by the Hawks
The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that what we need is a full-blown arms deal investigation by the Hawks.
A weekend newspaper [the Sunday Times] reports today that they are now in possession of an "explosive memo" that details a meeting where Chippy Shaik allegedly made a pitch for a US$3 million "success fee" from the German Frigate Consortium.
The fact is there seems to be compelling evidence of massive corruption in the arms deal, and yet attempts to properly investigate the arms deal appear to have been neutered by:
• deliberately under-resourcing the Hawks arms deal investigation;
• not properly cooperating and undermining investigations underway in foreign jurisdictions; and