{"id":11214,"date":"2024-03-24T16:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=11214"},"modified":"2024-03-24T16:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:09:47","slug":"south-africas-speaker-of-parliament-says-corruption-probe-politically-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/11214\/south-africas-speaker-of-parliament-says-corruption-probe-politically-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s Speaker of Parliament says corruption probe politically motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".1a0bn25fd1q.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65fd7a213c0b7a6946ae3463.0.6.0.0:$post_0\">More from Stephen May, a lawyer for South Africa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/11164\/south-africa-investigators-raid-home-of-speaker-of-parliament\/\">Speaker of Parliament<\/a>, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1a0bn25fd1q.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65fd7a213c0b7a6946ae3463.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">As well as\u00a0rejecting media reports that the speaker had handed herself in to the police, he said Ms Mapisa-Nqakula believed an investigation into her by state prosecutors&#8217; was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1a0bn25fd1q.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65fd7a213c0b7a6946ae3463.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">The probe was sparked by accusations that Ms Mapisa-Nqakula had solicited bribes in return for awarding contracts when she served as defence minister.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1a0bn25fd1q.0.2.0.0.1.0.$lx-commentary.$lx-commentary.2.0.1.1.1:$post-65fd7a213c0b7a6946ae3463.0.6.0.0:$post_3\">Mr May said Ms Mapisa-Nqakula and her team were demanding access to the prosecutors&#8217; case file in order to better understand the allegations against her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More from Stephen May, a lawyer for South Africa&#8217;s Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. 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