Port Elizabeth – The DA's Athol Trollip has called
on head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Shaun Abrahams, to explain
why Nelson Mandela Bay’s head of security, Linda Mti, had not been criminally
charged.
Mti was at one point head of the ANC in the Eastern Cape
and later national commissioner of correctional services.
He was accused of profiting hugely from catering tenders
awarded by the department of correctional services while it was under his
stewardship.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found the existence
of an “improper and corrupt” relationship between senior correctional services
officials and the Bosasa Group, which had received massive tenders since 2004
to provide catering services, security equipment, televisions and modern
fencing to prisons.
Allegedly among them was Mti, who had had a mansion built
for him by Bosasa.
Trollip, in a statement issued on Sunday, said he had sought
a range of answers from Abrahams.
“I have also requested a prosecution timeline on the
NPA’s open docket on Mti, with specific reference to proposed court dates and
investigation findings,” he said.
“The DA has fought Mti’s appointment to NMB’s safety and
security head since it was first proposed by Danny Jordaan," he said.
“Mayor Jordaan has now broken his promise to take back
the city by giving the responsibility of safety and security to a convicted
drunk driving criminal and alleged billion rand fraudster."
