Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille has come to the defence of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.
'He's got to check whether this is a political hit squad or whether there's something genuine.'DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille has defended Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis against criticism of his handling of recent office raids involving senior officials.
Booi is facing charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering in connection with three illegally awarded housing tenders valued at R1 billion.At a media briefing, Zille stated that Hill-Lewis has consistently based his decisions on the prima facie evidence in each case. She mentioned the case of water and sanitation MMC Zahid Badroodien, who was suspended after allegations surfaced that a house in his name had its electricity meter bypassed.
“There was a very convincing argument that it might have been a revenge motive, so he said we’ll wait for the court case to run its course.
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