South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Police should be allowed to investigate him after a former intelligence official accused him of money laundering over millions of dollars allegedly stolen from the president’s farm.
Ramaphosa has not been formally charged with any crime, but a police spokesperson confirmed that authorities had started investigating the allegations made against the president.
Arthur Fraser, a former director-general of the State Security Agency under Ramaphosa’s predecessor Jacob Zuma, last week asked police to investigate Ramaphosa’s conduct for alleged money laundering and corruption.
Fraser, who was the national commissioner for the department of correctional services until last year, said in his complaint to the police that “the quantum was speculated to be in the region of approximately US$4 million to US$ 8 million”.
He was referring to the amount of money he said had been stolen from Ramaphosa’s farm.
While Ramaphosa has confirmed that a robbery occurred at his farm in 2020 in which he said proceeds from the sale of game were stolen, he denied claims of criminal conduct.
The president, who is expected to seek re-election as leader of the governing African National Congress party at a gathering due to be held in December, has offered to appear before the ANC’s integrity commission, which looks into any unethical or immoral conduct that may involve its members.
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