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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A secret witness has told the state capture inquiry an official in former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general Arthur Fraser\u2019s office withdrew R19 million in cash for the ANC national conference in December 2017.<\/p>\n

The witness, only identified as Ms. K for her safety, told the commission of inquiry into state capture on Friday the SSA\u2019s \u201cProject Veza\u201d was investigating the office manager in Fraser\u2019s office, whose pseudonym is Helen.<\/p>\n

Ms. K, the project manager of \u201cProject Veza\u201d, which is probing widespread looting at the SSA, is testifying at the commission to corroborate the evidence of another of the agency\u2019s officials, identified only as Mr. Y.<\/p>\n

Mr. Y was scheduled to testify this week, but was unable to because he had recently come out of a coma. According to Mr. Y\u2019s evidence, the R19m in cash was withdrawn by the office manager in Fraser\u2019s office on December 15, 2017, the eve of the ANC\u2019s five-day national conference at which President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected the governing party\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n

Ms. K said the withdrawal was the subject of an investigation by the \u201cProject Veza\u201d team. She said out of the R19m, R5m was paid to a person identified in a handwritten note as \u201ckingmaker\u201d.<\/p>\n

The commission also heard Fraser\u2019s office had operational activities that may have related to the ANC national elective conference held at Nasrec.<\/p>\n

Ms. K said witness reports placed SSA members in the vicinity of the conference, including former chief directorate: special operations (CDSO), co-workers and members of the then newly configured support unit and other operational structures.<\/p>\n

It was during this period the office manager in Fraser\u2019s office withdrew the R19m in cash, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not peculiar or irregular for the SSA, I mean the legitimate structures, to have a presence at an ANC elective conference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. K said special events were managed by the SSA in a supportive role.<\/p>\n

\u201dWhat stands out for me, CDSO had been closed in 2016 or early 2017 and most of the CDSO members, especially the co-workers, had to go home and they remain unplaced even today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ms. K continues to give evidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. A secret witness has told the state capture inquiry an official in former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general Arthur Fraser\u2019s office withdrew R19 million in cash for the ANC national conference in December 2017. 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