Deputy President David ‘DD’ Mabuza’s office has strongly dismissed allegations and criminal complaint filed with the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) investigating directorate.

The complaint was filed by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) in tandem with Fred Daniel, which accuses Mabuza of participating in the R35b land scam and other alleged crimes such as fraud, theft and perjury.

“To set the record straight, we assert that this complaint is a regurgitation of old allegations of Fred Daniel which have been and continue to be litigated in other courts including the high court. Every application that Daniel has brought has been rejected with punitive costs. The judicial system has found him to be a dishonest litigant who takes advantage of the system,” reads the statement.

“The allegations they have now made to the NPA were encapsulated in previous false criminal charges brought against DD. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and the Specialised Commercial Court prosecutors declined to prosecute anyone because of the false charges. Similarly, the allegations in this complaint are completely untrue and without merit,” the statement adds.

According to the statement the deputy president expressed his disappointment with Outa.

“I am utterly disappointed with Outa. That an organisation of their stature would take the extraordinary step of associating with those who the courts have pronounced to be abusing the legal system, including those who are eager to discredit my name in order to further their own nefarious goals.”

The office of Mabuza further states that: “On countless occasions, including before parliament, Mabuza has maintained that if anyone has any evidence of wrongdoing on his part, they should bring the case to the attention of the appropriate enforcement agencies. The deputy president is not naïve about the true motives of the complaint.”

The statement concludes that: “DD remains confident that the courts will dispense with this flagrant abuse of the criminal justice system expeditiously, allowing the nation to focus on matters that will improve the lives of South Africans.”