Former Eskom contractor to appear in London court for extradition hearing Updated
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Former Eskom contractor Michael Lomas is expected to appear at the Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London for an extradition hearing.
AFP
He is implicated in a R745 million tender between Tubular Construction Projects and Eskom.
Investigative Directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka says the London court is expected to make a ruling on Lomas’ extradition to South Africa. The ID brought an extradition application through the UK central authorities to invoke the European Convention on Extradition 1957, the UN Convention against Corruption 2003 to assist in bringing Lomas back to South Africa to account and join the South African accused.
Eskom Corruption Latest: Contractor to appear in UK court
Eskom corruption accused, Michael Lomas, is expected to appear in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London this week.
Former Eskom contractor, Michael Lomas who is now a fugitive in London is expected to appear in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Wednesday 20 May.
Investigating Directorate spokesperson, Sindisiwe Seboka said Lomas’s latest court appearance followed his arrest on 15 April and subsequent bail application. Lomas was granted bail of £100000 (R1.7million) and had to further submit additional surety in the sum of £250000 (about R4.3million) as well as agree to other stringent bail conditions.
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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