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The senior military general accused of flouting protocol in handling an application by disgraced former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for the state’s legal assistance in her corruption trial, is claiming innocence.
A request for assistance with legal representation by beleaguered former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa -Nqakula has caused friction in the ministry for defence and military veterans.
Defence Minister Thandi Modise has been angered by officials who have set the ball rolling without consulting her first.
Mapisa-Nqakula who is currently out of R50 000 bail is facing 12 counts of corruption involving R4.5 million when she was defence minister.
Defence minister Thandi Modise says she has received a request by her predecessor, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, for the department to assist her with legal representation in her corruption case which she is considering