More arrests in R255m asbestos saga ahead of Ace’s court appearance
Three Free State government officials are expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Friday, alongside Ace Magashule and others, in relation to a dodgy R255 million asbestos contract
Three senior government officials in the Free State have been arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks, for their alleged role in the multimillion rand asbestos matter. The trio was handcuffed on Thursday, 18 February 2021, just a day before African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Ace Magashule is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in relation to the same matter. The suspects will also be in the same dock.
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Johannesburg â ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was defiant on Friday morning ahead of his appearance at the Bloemfontein Magistrate s Court.
Magashule faces several charges of corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering over his alleged involvement in the R255 million Free State asbestos audit contract. You guys said we must have our day in court, I m waiting for the court. They keep on postponing, the ex-Free State premier said outside court.
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Magashule, who is appearing along with 10 other individuals and five companies, is facing 21 counts of fraud and corruption.
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âââ KATLEHO MORAPELA 13:20 Wed, 17 Feb 2021
The South African judiciary system and law enforcement agencies are called upon to be impartial when dealing with fraud and corruption cases against former Free State premier Ace Magashule.
A group of ANC members in the Free State, calling itself the Radical Economic Transformation Forces, pledged its support to former premier and now ANC Secretary-General ahead of his court appearance on Friday.
Magashule is on Friday expected to face 21 charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to the controversial asbestos deal worth R250 million. He is said to have failed to play an oversight role in the implementation of the failed project that was supposed to see the removal of asbestos roofs in the province.