The 2010 corruption allegations must be fully probed, and action taken if wrongdoing is found, Patrice Motsepe said.
|||Cape Town - Corruption allegations in relation to the World Cup vote must be fully investigated, and action taken if any wrongdoing is found, mining magnate and football club owner Patrice Motsepe told ANA on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on Thursday.
Motsepe, who owns Mamelodi Sundowns football club, is one of the co-chairs of the WEF. He would not be drawn to comment further on claims that South Africa paid a $10 million bribe to secure votes for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, citing a lack of facts due to travelling commitments.
It emerged earlier this week that the local organising committee authorised Fifa to make a payment of $10 million to fund a Diapora Legacy Fund. The South African government maintains that no bribe was paid.
Asked directly whether he knew of any corruption in relation to the vote, Motsepe said “I do not know.” In an interview with a TV station, Motsepe said the South African government had always operated on principles of clean governance and anti-corruption and these would have applied to the World Cup vote.
“The claims will have to be fully investigated so we can know the truth, and action should be taken if anything is found,” Motsepe said.
He conceded that should the claims be found to be true, it risks tarnishing the legacy of the former President Nelson Mandela, who was regarded as instrumental in helping South Africa secure the event. “It will not just be for Mandela, but for all of us as ordinary citizens,” he said.
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