El vicealcalde de la Bahía Nelson Mandela acusa a un concejal de perjurio

El vicealcalde de la Bahía Nelson Mandela, Gary van Niekerk, ha presentado una denuncia por perjurio contra el concejal del ACDP, Lance Grootboom. Grootboom descartó las acusaciones calificándolas de táctica de distracción en medio del propio juicio por corrupción pendiente contra Van Niekerk.

El vicealcalde de la Bahía Nelson Mandela, Gary van Niekerk, presentó una denuncia por perjurio contra el concejal del ACDP, Lance Grootboom, en la comisaría de policía de Humewood el 7 de junio. También presentó una moción para remitir a Grootboom al comité de normas y ética del consejo, al MEC de Gobernanza Cooperativa y al Consejo de Práctica Legal. Van Niekerk se enfrenta a cargos de ciberfraude y contravención de la Ley de Gestión de Finanzas Municipales por una factura legal que supera los 550.000 rands de 2022. Afirmó que las acusaciones de perjurio se derivan de las declaraciones contradictorias de Grootboom en los procedimientos judiciales de 2022 y en una denuncia penal posterior. Grootboom rechazó las afirmaciones, declarando que se basan en una distorsión de los hechos ocurridos en diferentes fechas. Aseguró que sus declaraciones juradas abordaban circunstancias separadas y que Van Niekerk intenta distraer la atención de su propio juicio. Está previsto que el asunto vuelva al tribunal el 24 de julio para delimitar las cuestiones, sin que se haya fijado una fecha de juicio antes de las elecciones locales de noviembre.

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