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Justice Minister Ronald Lamola welcomed the UK s sanctions against the Guptas and their associate Salim Essa.
The UK placed Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, and Essa on a Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime.
Lamola hopes other countries will also join the fight against corruption.
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola welcomed the UK imposing sanctions on the Guptas and expressed his hope that other countries will also join in a concerted effort to root out corruption.
On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that the UK is imposing sanctions on Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, and their associate Salim Essa for their roles in a persistent pattern of corruption in South Africa which caused significant damage to the South African economy and its people.
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Michael Lomas was arrested in London on 15 April in connection with a R745 million Kusile fraud and corruption case. He was granted bail of R1.7 million earlier this week, and also had to submit additional surety of around R4.3 million.
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Michael Lomas is on the verge of being extradited back to South Africa, after police in the UK arrested the Eskom-linked businessman.
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SA has an extradition treaty in place with the UK. Now Lomas has been arrested, he will be flown into South Africa to face a judicial process – one that could put him behind bars for a maximum of 15 years. As we’ve learned with both the Bushiris and the Guptas, bringing overseas-based criminals back to Mzansi is a difficult task – but it can be done…
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