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When asked by test leader Pule Seleka to describe the nature of the relationship the Regiments and later Trillian had with their clients, Mothepu said he thought they had hit a jackpot.
“The chairs (from state companies) would come to our offices and it is a courtesy when you go to the client’s offices. It felt like Salim and Eric had more control than the customer.
“It’s as if the customer does what the service provider told them to do. It was a strange relationship, ”Mothepu said.
Seleka asked Mothepu if he realized that what was happening in these companies was what is now known as state capture.
Mothepu said he was not conscious at the time.
Mothepu said that although Bobat became a special adviser to Des van Rooyen, he did not resign from the Regiments and was paid until February 2016.
When the Regiment staff moved to Trillian on March 1, 2016, Mothepu said that Bobat was paid a bonus for April 2016 that was due to former Regiment employees.
Said Essa paid R1m to Bobat from Trillian’s account.
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