Question NW1669 to the Minister o.f Defence and Military Veterans
11 October 2016 - NW1669
Topham , Mr B to ask the Minister o.f Defence and Military Veterans
What was the (a) total amount spent and (b) breakdown of such expenditure by (i) her department, (ii) the SA National Defence Force and (iii) the Armaments Corporation of South Africa on its participation in the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Fraud, Corruption, Impropriety or Irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages to date?
Reply:
ARMSCOR
(a) The total amount Armscor has paid to date for the Seriti Commission is R24 633 714.86, vat inclusive. This was paid to Bowman, Gilfillan Incorporated Company, who in turn appointed one senior Counsel and two junior Counsel.
(b) (i) and (ii) not applicable to Armscor
(iii) breakdown of the expenditure is as follows:see the link
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1669Table-161011.pdf
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
(a) The total amount the Department has paid to date for the Seriti Commission is R 18 817 547.49. This was paid to appointed attorney’s firm Bowman, Gilfillan Incorporated, who in turn appointed three senior Counsel.
(b) The breakdown of the expenditure is a follows
CDLS/R/504/3/1
Item: 35059017 Serie: 11007443730 Legal Fees
2013/14 Financial Year
|
Date |
Invoice Number |
Amount |
Funding Total |
Year Total |
|
|
1 |
31-Oct-13 |
S6064206 |
1 104 643.68 |
||
|
S6066538 |
2714429.53 |
3 819 073.21 |
|||
|
2 |
18- Nov-13 |
S6067788 |
427343.66 |
||
|
S6066474 |
1202855.80 |
1 630 199.46 |
|||
|
3 |
04-Dec-14 |
S6069707 |
1473258.92 |
1 473 258.92 |
|
|
4 |
30-Jan-14 |
S6071637 |
213630.65 |
213 630.65 |
7136162.24 |
2014/2015 Financial Year
|
5 |
18-Apr-14 |
S6071637 |
213630.65 |
||
|
S6075860 |
262760.26 |
||||
|
S6073864 |
100496.59 |
576 887.50 |
|||
|
6 |
06-May-14 |
S6077431 |
929360.18 |
||
|
S6078844 |
1241211.95 |
2 170 572.13 |
|||
|
7 |
05-Jun-14 |
S6081498 |
1496880.40 |
1 496 880.40 |
|
|
8 |
13-Aug-14 |
S6086140 |
602399.95 |
||
|
S6083245 |
413560.00 |
||||
|
S6082328 |
340272.04 |
1 356 231.99 |
|||
|
9 |
08-Aug-14 |
S6090579 |
532932.35 |
||
|
S6087379 |
416023.34 |
||||
|
S6088837 |
260047.16 |
1 209 002.85 |
|||
|
10 |
28-Jan-15 |
S6095194 |
127782.11 |
||
|
S6092750 |
408815.02 |
536 597.13 |
7 346 172.00 |
||
|
2015/2016 Financial Year |
|||||
|
11 |
29-Apr-15 |
S6101291 |
2484828.23 |
2 484 828.23 |
|
|
12 |
02-Jun-15 |
S6098299 |
143553.72 |
||
|
S6102711 |
26760.71 |
170 314.43 |
|||
|
13 |
14-Aug-15 |
S6104314 |
234901.81 |
||
|
S6105771 |
434471.69 |
||||
|
S6106678 |
834371.61 |
1503745.11 |
|||
|
S6108888 |
176325.48 |
176 325.48 |
4 335 213.25 |
||
|
Total Expenditure |
18 817 547.49 |
18 817 547.49 |