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Reuters South Africa - Johanne
09 January 2008
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The man leading an investigation into alleged corruption by South Africa's national police chief has been arrested on graft charges, a police official said on Wednesday.
Gerrie Nel, a senior official of the Scorpions elite crime-fighting unit, was arrested at his home on Tuesday night. He has been leading the investigation of national police chief Jackie Selebi, an ally of South African President Thabo Mbeki.
Corruption allegations are explosive in South Africa, where Mbeki and his rival Jacob Zuma -- new leader of the ruling African National Congress -- are locked in a power struggle that has raised investors' fears of political instability.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which oversees the Scorpions, has also charged Zuma with corruption, fraud, money laundering and racketeering. He is due to stand trial in August.
Political analyst Adam Habib said Nel's arrest, which was carried out by almost two dozen armed police officers, created the impression that state institutions were "warring". The Scorpions and police have waged a bitter turf war since 1999.
"I think it's too early (to tell), but if a negative image of the country is being created, then in the long term it will have an impact on investors," he told Reuters.
Police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini told Reuters the charges against Nel included perjury, fraud and "defeating the ends of justice". The case is reportedly connected to Nel's testimony in a trial against a member of the FBI-style Scorpions.
Nel appeared in a magistrate's court in Pretoria on Wednesday and was granted bail of 10,000 rand ($1,455), SAPA news agency reported.
Neither Nel nor his lawyer have publicly commented on the case.
"SHOCK AND CONCERN"
In a statement issued late on Wednesday acting NPA head Moketedi Mpshe expressed "shock and concern" at Nel's arrest and raised questions about the way the police had investigated the case and obtained the warrant against Nel.
"The National Prosecuting Authority wishes to express its serious concern about the process followed in this matter," the statement said.
Earlier Mpshe told Talk Radio 702 that Nel's arrest had nothing to do with his conduct in the politically sensitive Selebi case and said it would not influence the decision on whether to charge Selebi.
Selebi, who is also the president of Interpol, has come under fire over his friendship with convicted drug smuggler Glenn Agliotti, who is accused of playing a role in the 2005 murder of mining magnate Brett Kebble. Nel was one of the investigators of the gangland-style shooting.
Mbeki has stood by Selebi despite calls by the opposition for his dismissal, prompting allegations he was being protected for political reasons.
News of Nel's arrest quickly generated emotional responses on radio talk shows from members of the public tired of widespread poverty, an AIDS epidemic and the ANC infighting between supporters of Zuma and Mbeki.
One suggested Nel was arrested because he is white, while another complained that South Africa is lawless. A commentator described the move against Nel as a Rambo-style arrest.
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