Vice-prefeito de Nelson Mandela Bay acusa vereador de perjúrio

O vice-prefeito de Nelson Mandela Bay, Gary van Niekerk, abriu um processo por perjúrio contra o vereador do ACDP, Lance Grootboom. Grootboom descartou as alegações como uma tática de desvio em meio ao próprio julgamento de Van Niekerk por corrupção.

O vice-prefeito de Nelson Mandela Bay, Gary van Niekerk, abriu um processo por perjúrio contra o vereador do ACDP, Lance Grootboom, na delegacia de polícia de Humewood, em 7 de junho. Ele também apresentou uma moção para encaminhar Grootboom ao comitê de regras e ética do conselho, ao MEC de Governança Cooperativa e ao Conselho de Prática Jurídica. Van Niekerk enfrenta acusações de fraude cibernética e violação da Lei de Gestão de Finanças Municipais devido a uma conta jurídica superior a R550.000 de 2022. Ele afirmou que as alegações de perjúrio decorrem de declarações contraditórias de Grootboom em processos judiciais de 2022 e em uma queixa criminal posterior. Grootboom rejeitou as alegações, afirmando que elas se baseiam em uma distorção de eventos de datas diferentes. Ele disse que seus depoimentos abordaram circunstâncias separadas e que Van Niekerk está tentando desviar a atenção de seu próprio julgamento. O assunto está agendado para retornar ao tribunal em 24 de julho para restringir as questões, sem data de julgamento definida antes das eleições locais de novembro.

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