The news follows reports by international media that the duo was spotted in Switzerland in late March despite reassurance by South African officials that they were in police custody in the UAE pending the outcome of the extradition request.
A United Arab Emirates court is believed to have ruled on the request almost a month ago, dismissing the application on a technical issue Lamola says is inexplicable .
South Africa said Friday that the United Arab Emirates had turned down its request to extradite two brothers accused of orchestrating industrial-scale corruption.
The Dubai Court of Appeal has issued a decision stating that Atul and Rajesh Gupta who were involved in two cases of money laundering, fraud, and corrupt..