The lawyers representing the accused, including former officials of the Free State Agriculture Department, who allegedly paid millions of rands to the so-called Gupta Lieutenant Iqbal Sharma's Nula.
Eight accused, including former Provincial Agriculture Department employees, service providers and companies through their defence lawyers have informed Judge Nompumelelo Gusha of their plan to bri.
On Wednesday 22 February 2023, state prosecutor Adv. Peter Serunye led the testimony of the last state witness, Charles Church, who was testifying from Nigeria via Microsoft Teams on the due dilige.
Makwenkwe Bunu, who was part of the search and seizure operation of documents at the Department of Agriculture in relation to the so-called Gupta lieutenant Iqbal Sharma’s Nulane Investments compan.
This emerged during the testimony of a state witness, Thesele Rankuotsana, who is the National Prosecuting Authority's senior financial investigator officer and former Hawks commercial crime invest.