"With all the publicity surrounding the relationship with the Guptas and Essa‚ when he said 'the very top'‚ he meant the head of the executive‚" Saloojee told the commission‚ referring to then president Jacob Zuma.
"I was not aware that was the residence [of the Guptas] at that time. He said‚ 'Don’t worry‚ this is supported from the very top‚'" said Saloojee.Saloojee said he was initially taken into a room where he was introduced to Rajesh Gupta and the two exchanged pleasantries. It was the first time‚ according to his evidence‚ that he had met a member of the Gupta family.
"My only view was that it was a display of the influence that [the Guptas] had and the extent of that influence. The only conclusion that I could come to at that point was that it was a show of force."The second meeting"I felt that there was some pressure being put on me to engage again. I was very reluctant to attend‚" he told the commission.
At this meeting‚ Saloojee claimed that Rajesh‚ Essa‚ Jacob Zuma's son Duduzane and another man who was introduced to him as"Ace Magashule's son" were all present at the Saxonwold residence. Leaked e-mails from the Gupta's business empire previously showed that the then Free State premier's son‚ Tshepiso Magashule‚ began working for the Guptas as a consultant in 2010.
Saloojee's evidence shows that the Guptas may have been plotting their controversial 2016 partnership with Denel into the Indian market as early as 2012.
Surely this is enough to have Zuma Mashula and Gigaba locked up.
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