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Alleged state capture kingpins Atul and Rajesh Gupta are facing extradition for alleged fraud and money laundering - but lawyers for the family's network are adamant the case they were arrested for in Dubai for is non-existent.



Lawyers for the Gupta brothers, their associates and their companies are in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein this morning, where they will try to attack the strength of the case that could see Atul and Tony Gupta being extradited.

This week, Daily Maverick sent both the National Prosecuting Authority and the Department of Justice a list of critical questions relating to the arrests of Atul and Rajesh Gupta in Dubai and the forthcoming extradition process. We received no response, while other SA media outlets have been fo...

Two of the Guptas have been arrested in the UAE with the focus now shifting to their extradition to SA amid an inevitable fight back.

Lawyers BDK confirm the departure of Rudi Krause and his son Stiaan who are heading to a new home. The pair have been responsible for much of the Gupta family’s legal load and are taking the lucrative Gupta portfolio with them. Lawyers BDK confirm the departure of Rudi Krause and his son Stia...

Judge Neil Snellenburg, on Friday dismissed the application by Mike Hellens, Senior Counsel (SC), representing one of the Gupta companiies - Islandsite - but made no ruling with regards to the cost...

The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein has refused to postpone proceedings for the confirmation of an interim restraint order that was granted against a Gupta-owned company in business rescue.

Advocate Mike Hellens SC, representing Islandsite Investments, wants the interim order to be extended, and has asked for a postponement, pending a Supreme Court of Appeal leave to appeal bid.

Liquidators will be back in charge of the affairs of African Global Operations group of companies.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reached a secret exit deal with former Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) head Knorx Molelle, who it accused of wasting millions in taxpayer funds on pointless State capture litigation. But, in a statement to News24, the NPA stressed that the confidential agreement would not shield Molelle from potential criminal prosecution in relation to his conduct.