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Cosatu intelligence report 'a complete fabrication' Uyolo Mkentane and Qaanitah Hunter, The New Age, Johannesburg, 18 August 2013 Embattled Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is the one who circulated a damning intelligence report aimed at destroying him, Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini said yesterday. Vavi, who was suspended after admitting he had sex with a married junior staff member at Cosatu's headquarters, claimed on Friday that Dlamini circulated the report to Cosatu leaders who attended the special Cosatu central executive committee (CEC) meeting which placed him on special leave on Wednesday. The report, which Vavi dismissed as a complete fabrication and part of a political conspiracy to get rid of him, claimed Vavi was an agent of the National Endowment for Democracy, an American think-tank. Dlamini said if anyone had circulated the report, it was Vavi. "He brought the report to the (CEC) meeting on Wednesday. And he is the one circulating it, even to you guys (the media). If anybody is distributing the report, it's him," said Dlamini. The Cosatu president said it was a lie he had a hand in the circulation of the report. "In fact, I have even taken a stance that I'm not going to give it (report) any response," he said. A letter from Vavi's lawyers read: "It is our instructions that there is now clear proof that the President of Cosatu has been distributing the documents ... to delegates who will attend the meeting of 14 August 2013, and others, some of whom were instructed by him to read it in his presence, clearly in order to influence them against client." Dlamini said he was not out to destroy his comrade. "He knows I can't do that thing. He sees it convenient to accuse me so that people focus on me. But I'm not surprised," said Dlamini. He was not sure when the report would be discussed by Cosatu, "but I'm sure it will (be discussed)". Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven said the report would be discussed, "hopefully today (Monday)". Vavi has said he would challenge his suspension from Cosatu, adding the decision would be proven to be both procedurally and substantially unfair. Other Cosatu leaders yesterday said Vavi released a "bogus intelligence" report, to shift attention away from his undisciplined and "un-Cosatu-like" behavior. Several high ranking officials claimed Vavi did not want to face the wrath of his own indiscretion and was now resorting to "shady tricks". "There is something fishy. This so called intelligence report has been around in the corridors for more than two months. Why did he bring it up now? Wednesday's meeting was about him having sex with a young employee on Cosatu premises," a source said. "We had the report. Did Dlamini give us the report? No. Was the report to be tabled at the Special CEC? No. I don't know why he brought this up. That document was never tabled to be discussed," the source said. When asked whether Cosatu leaders took the contents of the report seriously, another source said that "any form of intelligence was worth looking into". "But we didn't officially discuss that intelligence report. Last week we were just trying to save Cosatu's reputation because of Vavi's wrong doing." Meanwhile, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has reportedly warned Vavi and his backers not to drag the ANC into the factional war bedevilling Cosatu. This after Vavi reportedly said on Friday that a campaign was under way to reduce Cosatu into a labour desk of the ANC which ambitious leaders would be used to advance their careers. [email protected] From: http://www.thenewage.co.za/104801-1007-53-Cosatu_intelligence_report_a_compl ete_fabrication -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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