ID President Patricia de Lille says 'the ID is not surprised by the latest allegations that the South African government has not penalised arms company MAN Ferrostaal for failing to deliver on its promised offsets for its share in the multi-billion rand arms deal.

'Many of these allegations are contained in the De Lille Dossier and the ID has been vindicated,' Ms De Lille says.

The De Lille Dossier, which was tabled in Parliament in September 1999, has already led to the successful prosecution of Tony Yengeni and Schabir Shaik as well as charges being brought against ANC President Jacob Zuma.

'It is the failure of government to investigate these allegations that has led to the Sunday Times conducting an investigation of its own,' says De Lille.

'The ID and the South African public want to know the truth behind the arms deal corruption because it diverted billions of rand from the poor.'

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