EFF against Gordhan's arrest - Floyd Shivambu
16 May 2016
Durban – The EFF was opposed to the arrest of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan by business interests “who want to continue to steal money from the country", deputy president Floyd Shivambu said on Monday.
"We are living in a captured country, captured by white capital monopoly and recently by the Gupta family as well," Shivambu said in Durban during a meeting with councillor candidates and branch members.
"They now want to arrest Pravin Gordhan because they want to continue to steal the money. We will never defend Pravin Gordhan, but we do not agree with his arrest, because he accounts in Stellenbosch."
He was commenting on the Sunday Times report that Gordhan could be arrested for his alleged involvement in the South African Revenue Service’s "rogue unit". The Hawks had reportedly handed the docket over to the National Prosecuting Authority.