|
JOBS | TENDERS | DATING |
|
|
THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 11 2012 00:47 | LAST UPDATED Feb 11 2012 00:47 |
|
Drug-dealer Glenn Agliotti testified on Monday afternoon that the former top cop and corruption accused Jackie Selebi asked him whether he was the "landlord" referred to in media reports. Agliotti was responding to questions by chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who was re-examining Agliotti after Selebi's counsel Jaap Cilliers finished cross-examination on Monday morning. The Scorpions used the pseudonym "the landlord" in their Operation Bad Guys investigation into drug dealing, money laundering and corruption when referring to the syndicate's alleged kingpin. Although it's never been stated clearly by the state, speculation has always been that Agliotti was "the landlord". According to Agliotti, Selebi asked him whether he was "the landlord" referred to in media reports. "I obviously said to him: 'No'. He asked whether I was owning the building [where drug-accused Steve Paparas allegedly warehoused his drugs]. That was his [Selebi's] interpretation of the landlord." Agliotti insisted that he was not "the landlord", that according to him referred to an "international drug dealer". "I was not the big international drug dealer. My participation in the Paparas matter was just as much as [security boss Clint] Nassif's, yet he didn't receive all the [media] exposure I did." Agliotti earlier explained to court that his advocate, Laurence Hodes, explained to him that his understanding of corruption was incorrect.  CONTINUES BELOW Asked to explain his understanding of corruption, Agliotti said: "If I give you money, I expect something in return, something like a tender that's gonna help or benefit me. That's what I call bribery." Hodes, however, told him "whatever the amount, big or small, being assisted in any way, constitutes bribery". TOPICS IN THIS ARTICLE
comment guidelines
|
IN THIS WEEK'S PAPER
SUBSCRIBE: - Paper edition - iPad edition (NEW!) - Kindle edition - Digital edition Read stories online  @mailandguardian - Top stories & newsflashes @NicDawes - M&G editor Nic Dawes @ChrisRoperZA - Editor, M&G Online @amabhungane - M&G Centre for Investigative Journ @mgfeed - Our whole news feed Advertisements |
Contact Us | About Us | Story Tip-offs | Social media policy | Online Advertising | Print Advertising | Subscriptions | Topics A-Z | Mobile Sites | Privacy Policy | RSS Feed
All material © Mail & Guardian Online. Material may not be published or reproduced in any form without prior written permission.
 |
 |