Down on memory lane!

If I remember, on July 16, 2002 or there abouts I was one of the NGO types that marched from Northmead to parliament grounds seeking the removal of FJT's immunity. I was then head of mission - research and development at Afronet. We sought the lifting of FJT's because, as Afronet we also had information that included the fact that USD47m from the privatisation of the Roan Antelope Mining Corporation was not accounted for; and that USD20.5m was allegedly paid by the Chiluba government for weapons which never arrived. In his speech to parliament, Mwanawasa simply made known our suspicions.

Further, in our position paper ""Conman without Borders - Ari-Ben Menashe", we did allege that Beni Menashe was paid more than US$6 million for the maize he never delivered. The popularly known as Carlington maize saga.

With hindsight, I am bemused that CSOs (we were called NGOs then), never asked why FJT ended up being charged over a so-called plunder matrix of payments from an intelligence account. Of the 12 counts in the judgement before me, there is not a single mention of millions!

And how did the British have a grandstand seat in the whole saga? Let us think again. There are missing links.