Zukile Majova
Njengoba owayenguMengameli wezwe uJacob Zuma ephelelwa abangani abacebile abajwayele ukukhokhela impilo yakhe yobukhazikhazi noma bakhokhele abammeli abaphezulu ukuze bamumele enkantolo, abakwaGupta bathole izinhlawulo zomthetho e-United Kingdom.
Uhulumeni waseBrithani ushaqe zonke izimpahla zezelamani zakwaGupta – u-Atul, u-Ajay noRajesh – kanye nozakwabo uSalim Essa futhi ukhiphe nemigomo yokubavimbela ukuba bengakwazi ukuya kwamanye amazwe.
U-Andrew Feinstein, owayengusopolitiki we-ANC waphenduka umbhali futhi waba ngumkhankasi wokulwa nenkohlakalo, uthe: “Ziyamukeleka kakhulu izindaba zokuthi i-UK isihlawulise izelamani zakwaGupta kanye noSalim Essa, ongomunye wabasekeli babo abaphambili ababamba umbuso.”
UFeinstein, umqondisi omkhulu we-Shadow World Investigations, uthe “lokhu kuthumela umyalezo ocacile wokuthi ukuphangwa kwemali yabantu baseNingizimu Afrika kunemiphumela yangempela. Sethemba ukuthi lesi sinyathelo esibalulekile sizolandelwa yizinyathelo ezithathwa ngamabhange, izinkampani zabammeli, izikhungo zokubonisana nabacwaningi mabhuku emhlabeni jikelele ababambe iqhaza ekubanjweni kombuso. Futhi kwangathi nabo, kanye noJacob Zuma, bonke bangazithola sebegqoke umfaniswano wasejele. ”
Isinyathelo se-UK silandela eseMelika nayo ehlawulise abakwaGupta.
UFeinstein uthi lokhu kusho ukuthi noma yiziphi izimpahla ezise-UK abanazo kuzodingeka ziboshwe, futhi abakwazi ukuya e-UK noma ezindaweni zaseMelika ngoba bangaboshwa yi-Interpol uma behambela kwenye indawo.
Kwelakuleli, ubufakazi buyanda kwiKhomishini kaZondo mayelana nokuthi abakwaGupta baphazamise kanjani ukusebenza kwezinkampani zombuso ukuze bazicebise bona.
Amagama abo abelokhu evelile ekulalelweni kwamacala amaningi kwikhomishini yokulawulwa kombuso yidlanzana ephenya ukuthi imali engaphezu kuka-R1 trillion yabakhokhi bentela isetshenziswe kanjani ngokungajwayelekile, iphangiwe noma yakhishwa ngaphandle ezweni esikhathini esiyiminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye yokubusa kukaZuma.
Selokhu bafika eNingizimu Afrika ukusungula i-Sahara Computers, abakwaGupta baqasha izingane zikaZuma enkampanini yabo kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi baba ngozakwethu bebhizinisi lomfana oyintandokazi, uDuduzane Zuma.
Ememezela izinhlawulo, uNobhala Wezangaphandle e-UK uDominic Raab uthe: “Inkohlakalo inomuphumela omubi kakhulu ekulawulweni komthetho, ekuthembeni izikhungo, kubambezela intuthuko, kudonsa ingcebo yamazwe ampofu, futhi kugcina abantu babo bevaleleke enhluphekweni. Ingcolisa umthombo wentando yeningi emhlabeni wonke.”
Isithombe: @AtulNaai