Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe dismissed the State's application to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal on questions of law in his acquittal of former state security minister Bongani Bongo on corruption charges.
On 9 June 2022, when they were meant to be representing Deputy President David Mabuza and a host of government entities at a pre-trial meeting of the Pretoria High Court, senior counsel Mike Hellens and Dawie Joubert were in Dubai with the Guptas. But, according to a letter to the state attorne.
Alleged state capture kingpins Atul and Rajesh Gupta are facing extradition for alleged fraud and money laundering - but lawyers for the family's network are adamant the case they were arrested for in Dubai for is non-existent.
Lawyers for the Gupta brothers, their associates and their companies are in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein this morning, where they will try to attack the strength of the case that could see Atul and Tony Gupta being extradited.
This week, Daily Maverick sent both the National Prosecuting Authority and the Department of Justice a list of critical questions relating to the arrests of Atul and Rajesh Gupta in Dubai and the forthcoming extradition process. We received no response, while other SA media outlets have been fo.