Ailing Bosasa whistleblower, Angelo Agrizzi, has been declared fit to stand trial with a finding that he will be understand the proceedings. The R1.8-billion fraud and corruption trial, in which he is accused along with three others, will be heard with a separate corruption case involving forme.
The R1.8bn corruption case against former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi and three co-accused has been repeatedly delayed due to Agrizzi’s ill health. The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria has now ordered that Agrizzi be tried separately. The R1.8bn corruption case against former Bosasa.
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Smith and his co-accused, the former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi, face a slew of charges, which include fraud and corruption. Smith faces additional charges of money laundering and tax evasion for alleged payments made to his company Euroblitz 48.
Because of numerous delays, Judge David Makhoba has asked that Angelo Agrizzi’s R1.8bn corruption trial be held separately from that of his three co-accused. The State and defence will present their arguments on the separation of the trials on Friday, 1 December.