April 2008

Outpouring of support for effort to save Scorpions

Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister said today he’d instructed a Trust to accept contributions – many from anonymous sources – in support of his efforts to halt the government from disbanding the Scorpions law enforcement agency.

“It’s taken me completely by surprise,” he said, “but dozens of people have asked how they can help me offset the costs of the urgent interdict we filed last month; I’m both touched and grateful.”

Glenister said he has an operational trust which supports the schooling of AIDs orphans. He’ll use it in lieu of establishing a separate blind trust for people who wish to donate and asks that members of the public identify their wishes by citing the word ‘scorpions’ on their deposit record. The funds will be audited and those who donate will be able to request the audited statements to see how their money has been used.

Trust Account:

Name Hamba Phambile Trust

Account Number 223-673-749

Rivonia Branch 00-1255

Bank: Standard Bank

“There are absolutely no administration fees in this Trust,” said Glenister. “No salaries are paid; everyone who works for the Trust does so as a volunteer and for gratis. There is a small pension that goes to the founder of Woodmead School, an anti-apartheid school created in 1970, which I fund via the trust. Apart from that 100% of the funds raised are used for the purposes of the Trust.”

Glenister is still collecting signatures of people opposed to dismantling the Scorpions via website and SMS for use in testimony before the High Court 6 May 2008.

Website www.mypetition.co.za (number 39)

SMS 31970 - send the word KEEP and full name to register protest –– standard rates apply.

ENDS

ISSUED BY: FDBeachhead

Jennifer Cohen / John Kaninda

(011) 214 2401 / 2414

082 468 6469 / 083 442 0478 jennifer.cohen@fd.com or john.kaninda@fd.com

For more information contact:

Hugh Glenister 083 463 3339

ISSUED BY:

FDBeachhead
Jennifer Cohen / John Kaninda
(011) 214 2401 / 2414
082 468 6469 / 083 442 0478 HYPERLINK "mailto:jennifer.cohen@fd.com/john.kaninda@fd.com" jennifer.cohen@fd.com/john.kaninda@fd.com

ON BEHALF OF: Hugh Glenister

For more information contact:

Hugh Glenister 083 463 3339

For information about the case:

Advocate David Unterhalter