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It i
s show-time for former ANC intelligence operatives Mac Maharaj
and Mo Shaik who accuse South Africa's chief prosecutor Bulelani
Ngcuka of being a spy for the apartheid government and of having
abused his current office for personal gain.
Both have been given a deadline for Monday by Judge Joos Hefer to
present their evidence before him or face possible
imprisonment.
Their lawyer, Shaik's brother Yunis, last week told the commission
of inquiry established by President Thabo Mbeki to probe the
veracity of the allegations that his clients faced a serious
predicament: If they refused to testify before the commission, they
could be sentenced to up to six months in prison.
On the other hand, if they revealed classified information, they
could be jailed for up to ten years.
Their testimony was postponed on the first day of the commission's
hearings weeks ago, when they asked that certain intelligence
documents must first be obtained. They needed these to support
their claims, the two men held.
Advocate George Bizos SC, for the various intelligence agencies,
told Judge Hefer that Shaik had requested their permission to
disclose confidential information. He was not granted indemnity for
this.
"If he already put the information in the public domain, he will
have to sleep on the bed he made for himself," Bizos said.
He added that "he who accuses must prove". – Sapa.
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