/ 4 May 2013

Guptas offer to co-operate with investigators

Guptas Offer To Co Operate With Investigators

"We have and will continue to co-operate with the investigators in the interests of the full facts being brought to the fore in this matter," said Gary Naidoo in a statement on Saturday. The Gupta saga: More coverage The Gupta wedding in pictures Pick: Your friends or your country, Zuma Zuma lays low as united ANC vents Zuma fury over the Gupta's wedding jet scandal

We stand by our position … [and] believe it is in the best interests of the process for the investigations to be completed before we make any further comments."

 

Naidoo said the family had been inundated with phone calls since the announcement by Justice Minister Jeff Radebe on Friday.

Radebe at the time told reporters that the investigations could include looking into the role the Gupta family played in the saga.

A committee of directors general had been given seven working days to complete a probe and report to Cabinet on how the jet was allowed to illegally land at the air force base in Pretoria.

The jet chartered by the wealthy and politically-connected Gupta family landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base – a national key point – on Tuesday. It was carrying guests to the wedding of Vega Gupta (23) to Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia at Sun City, North West.

Five suspended
The Gupta's own the New Age newspaper and Sahara Computers. The jet was moved off the base on Thursday afternoon, amid widespread criticism.

Earlier this week, the family said it had not been directly involved in the Waterkloof incident, but had been assured by the Indian High Commission that proper processes were followed and agreements reached with the appropriate officials.

Radebe also announced on Friday that five high ranking officials and military personnel had been suspended over the unauthorised landing of the jet chartered by the family.

Radebe said the landing was not cleared by proper authorities. – Sapa