The Democratic Alliance on Monday wanted to establish exactly how
many MPs were implicated in Parliament's Travelgate fraud as the
Cape High Court postponed the trial to October 17. Douglas Gibson,
the DA's chief whip, said he would try to establish exactly how
many MPs were indebted to Parliament.
"It seems that several hundred MPs were originally named and that anything up to a hundred had a civil liability to Parliament," said Gibson in a statement.
He said he wanted their names and details of the repayment terms negotiated.
"I want to know whether they paid or are paying interest, and which MPs have stopped paying," said Gibson.
On Monday Cape Judge President John Hlophe postponed the matter to October at the request of the various defence teams.
Twenty-three current and former MPs and five travel agency bosses are in the dock facing allegations of defrauding Parliament of some R24 million. Sapa
"It seems that several hundred MPs were originally named and that anything up to a hundred had a civil liability to Parliament," said Gibson in a statement.
He said he wanted their names and details of the repayment terms negotiated.
"I want to know whether they paid or are paying interest, and which MPs have stopped paying," said Gibson.
On Monday Cape Judge President John Hlophe postponed the matter to October at the request of the various defence teams.
Twenty-three current and former MPs and five travel agency bosses are in the dock facing allegations of defrauding Parliament of some R24 million. Sapa
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