The high court in Pretoria on Wednesday said the National Director of Public Prosecutions had established, at first glance, a case that the Optimum Coal Mine properties bought by a Gupta-owned company are the proceeds of unlawful activities.
The Guptas’ Optimum Coal Holdings – including the Optimum Coal Mine and the Optimum Coal Terminal – have been preserved by an order of the high court in Pretoria.
The Investigating Directorate says it has filed two applications to the Johannesburg High Court to have some Gupta-linked assets preserved in a bid to recover funds allegedly swindled through state capture.