Muziwendoda Kunene, the man alleged to be at the centre of the ANC spy and hoax e-mail saga has re-appeared, two weeks after he was reported missing.
National police spokesperson Sally de Beer said Kunene voluntarily reported to the Douglasdale police station in Johannesburg at about 2pm on Sunday.
”He was accompanied by his lawyer and is reported to be safe and well,” said De Beer.
”He advised the station commissioner that there was no foul play involved with his disappearance.”
De Beer said Kunene had not been arrested and would probably return to his family.
Kunene was arrested on December 1 in connection with the so-called hoax e-mail saga that has divided the ANC. He was released on bail of R2 000.
During a press conference last Sunday Kunene’s wife Belinda reportedly claimed that, since his arrest in December, her husband had been the subject of constant surveillance by people who identified themselves as police officers.
In its December 15 edition last year, the Mail & Guardian reported that the 73 pages of e-mails at the centre of the saga purport to be messages and chat-room exchanges between senior ANC politicians, including Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, members of the National Prosecuting Authority, white media personalities and opposition figures like Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon.
The exchanges, of dubious origin and content, claim to illustrate a political conspiracy led by a Xhosa faction to rid the ruling party of stumbling blocks in its presidential succession race.
They discredit former deputy president Jacob Zuma and ANC Secretary General Kgalema Motlanthe. – Sapa