ANC national executive committee member Tony Yengeni was “substantially over the limit” when he was pulled over for drunk driving, according to a report.
The Cape Argus reported that Yengeni was first tested with a hand-held screening device when he was stopped in Cape Town. His Maserati was reportedly missing its numberplates.
“Officers had spotted the Maserati driving erratically. Also, we take the absence of numberplates extremely seriously… If a vehicle doesn’t have a numberplate, then no other enforcement is possible,” City of Cape Town mayoral committee member JP Smith said, according to the newspaper.
“Officers used a screening device, which showed he was substantially over the limit, which was sufficient basis on which to take him to the Shadow [Safely Home Anti Drunk-driving Operations War Room] centre in Athlone,” added Smith.
He insisted that Yengeni had not been targeted.
“Fifty-two people were nabbed across the province this weekend. Mr Yengeni is one of 52 – so he certainly wasn’t targeted. Anyway, without a numberplate it was improbable that officials would have known who he was anyway,” said Smith.
He added that video footage will be made available to prove that police had a probable cause for pulling over Yengeni. – iAfrica.com