Mr Max Ozinsky (ANC MPL)

Member statement - 25 July 2013

On 17 July 2013 the New Age Newspaper stated the following: "The DA has in the past accused (deputy minister Marius) Fransman and ANC MPL Max Ozinsky of gun-running as the war for the control of the province intensifies ahead of next year's election."

Let me first state that I completely reject this allegation as completely untruthful, libellous and defamatory. Since 1994 I have not engaged in any actions to do with weapons.

I searched the internet and newspapers to find any reference to the DA making such an allegation in public, but could find none, save the report in the New Age.

In order to get to the bottom of this matter I spoke to MEC Plato and he invited me to his office. I met with the MEC on Friday and he showed me an affidavit in which a self-confessed gangster alleges that Marius Fransman and General Jeremy Veary and I attended a meeting in April 2009 with him and others and in this meeting drugs were exchanged for guns.

I do not know the gangster who has made these allegations and I deny ever being in such a meeting.

One can only guess to the reasons why the gangster would want to peddle such lies. I am also concerned that the MEC would repeat such lies without attempting to verify whether they are true or not.

I will be taking further actions on this matter.

Issued by the ANC Western Cape, July 25 2013

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