Volumes of exhibits, including nine lever-arch files containing bank statements of those allegedly involved in the multimillion-rand Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) fraud case, set the tone for proceedings in the high court on Monday.
“Not guilty” were the words uttered in succession by the men and women accused of siphoning off millions of rand meant for Nelson Mandela Bay’s now defunct Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) as they were asked to plead to the charges on Tuesday.
A bid by embattled Gqeberha businesswoman Andrea Wessels to stop her former lawyer from representing her co-accused in a multimillion-rand racketeering case citing a conflict of interest was short-lived when the application was abandoned at the final hour on Monday.
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Khaya Saziwa, who had been representing both Wessels and her son, Rukaard Abrahams, said during consultations with the pair at the weekend it became apparent there was “material conflict” which prompted him to withdraw