Ex-Eskom contractor to return to London court for extradition proceedings Lomas was arrested and appeared in the London court last month where he was granted bail of R1.7 million. Picture: SAPS.
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CAPE TOWN - Former Eskom contractor and fugitive Michael Lomas will return to the Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday for extradition proceedings on Thursday.
Lomas was arrested and appeared in the London court last month where he was granted bail of R1.7 million.
He also had to submit additional surety of about R4.3 million among other stringent bail conditions.
His arrest stems from a fraud and corruption case relating to Eskom s R745 million payment to Tubular Construction Projects.
She said they are getting cooperation from a number of other countries in this regard.
Batohi said the ID is working very well with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, and that the ID brings a whole new methodology. The really big cases, that people want to come to court, have not yet come to court, Batohi said.
However, she believes the hard work of the past two years has laid a solid foundation.
She said the change in the Zondo Commission s regulations, to allow law enforcement agencies to access evidence presented at the commission, has made a big impact.
Kusile power station
Legal woes are deepening for former Eskom executives allegedly implicated in the corruption scandal involving Eskom s Kusile power station, after their properties and vehicles were targeted this week.
The National Prosecuting Authority s Investigating Directorate secured an order to seize assets to the value of R1.4 billion belonging to the accused. This also includes their spouses assets and their family trusts. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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Former Eskom execs, contractors see R1.4bn in assets seized
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate has been awarded a restraint order by the North Gauteng High Court, against various former Eskom contractors and executives. The order, valued at R1.4bn, has been served against numerous figures involved in alleged corrupt activities, including Michael Lomas, Antonio Trindade and Abram Masango. Lomas appeared in a Westminster court in London, in relation to criminal charges he is facing in South Africa. The former Eskom contractor was arrested in connection with a R745m fraud relating to the Kusile power plant. MyBroadband reports that assets belonging to their spouses and family trusts are also included in the restraining order. Michael Lomas, who is a UK resident, will return to the London Westminster court later this month, to hear whether he will indeed be extradited to South Africa – Jarryd Neves