Malaka Trust stands by suspended IDT exec, claims she was 'trapped' in bribery scandal
In a statement, the Trust said Malaka was not the one who took out or authorised the cash but that the money was offered to the journalist by IDT spokesperson Phasha Makgolane.
'She did not invite the journalist, did not know him before the meeting and did not select the venue or arrange the set-up. This was a trap, engineered by others and designed to entrap her. The public deserves to know who orchestrated this recording and whether it was done legally, ethically or as part of a political operation,' the family said.
Malaka and Makgolane were caught on video offering a R60,000 bribe to Daily Maverick investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh to stop investigating Malaka.
On Thursday, minister of public works and infrastructure Dean Macpherson opened a criminal case against the two at the Cape Town police station.
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