Former Eskom contractor set to appear in London court on Thursday
News24
20 May 2021, 04:10 GMT+10
Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor who has been implicated in a R745 million corruption scandal involving the construction of Kusile power station, is expected to appear in the Westminster Magistrate s Court in London in the UK on Thursday.
Lomas, the former director of Tubular Construction, was arrested in mid-April and granted bail of Pound 100 000 (about R1.7million). He also had to submit additional surety in the sum of Pound 250 000 (about R4.3 million).
The National Prosecuting Authority s (NPA) Investigating Directorate (ID) has formally requested that he be extradited to stand trial with the four co-accused in South Africa - former Eskom managers Frans Hlakudi and Abram Masango, businessman Maphoko Kgomoeswana, and Tubular Construction CEO Antonio Trindade.
Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor who has been implicated in a R745 million corruption scandal involving the construction of Kusile power station, is expected to appear in a London court on Thursday.
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Police were called to the scene, and found Thompson was carrying a Stanley-type carpenters knife.
Thompson, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to possessing a locking type of craft knife and trespassing on a protected site.
The court heard that he has been in contact with a mental health team in Barnet, north London.
Thompson was immediately confronted by security when he entered the palace gates
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said: This is obviously a serious and significant case given the nature of where he was and the offending that took place. I recognise he didn t produce the knife, it was only found as a result of the search, which was inevitable.
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