Former president Jacob Zuma and former state security minister Siyabonga Cwele halted an investigation by the Hawks into Arthur Fraser, the former spy boss, paving the way for him to later be appointed director-general of the State Security Agency and correctional services commissioner.
In return, Fraser later ensured Zuma’s early release from prison on medical parole when the former president was jailed for contempt of court for failing to adhere to a Constitutional Court ruling that he appear before the State Capture Inquiry headed by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.