Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi said on Thursday he was concerned about threats on his life after he spotted an individual he had previously worked with at the venue of the inquiry into state capture where he is testifying.
Agrizzi has allegedly received death threats since he blew the whistle on corrupt activities at the company and as a result, his appearance before the state capture commission was kept under wraps until the very last minute.
He told the commission that he employed a policeman (Solomon Segale) about four years ago, who was subsequently made a director at one of the companies within Bosasa.
"Chair, about four years ago I employed a gentleman who was in the police, either a colonel or a captain, Solomon Segale. This gentleman was subsequently made director at one of the companies within Bosasa," Agrizzi told the commission.
"I didn't want to say anything until I have verified, but when I went to the lunch break yesterday Mr Segale was standing outside with a group of policemen. They were in their uniforms but he was in plainclothes. After investigations, I have had it confirmed that he slipped in with his old police ID card."
Evidence leader Advocate Paul Pretorius said the matter of how Segale had gained access to the venue was being investigated.
Justice Zondo ordered security to be beefed up and a probe into how an expired police card was used to gain access. Earlier, Agrizzi showed the Zondo Commission a piece of video evidence showing Bosasa chief executive Gavin Watson counting money allegedly used to pay a bribe for the R14 million a month contract the firm won from Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA).
In the six-minute long video, Watson, a former businessman from Port Elizabeth, is seen with his former business partner Johannes Gumede and executive director Papa Leshabane allegedly counting cash inside a walk-in vault at Bosasa offices where confidential documents were also stored.
Agrizzi testified how the money was used entirely for illegal activities and paying bribes.
- African News Agency (ANA),
