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Seven accused in the VBS Mutual Bank fraud matter appeared in court on Tuesday.
The matter was postponed following an application for remand by the State.
The State was seeking a remand to finalise the number of accused and charges.
The remaining seven accused in the VBS Mutual Bank fraud case appeared in the Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Palm Ridge, Gauteng, on Tuesday and the matter was postponed to March.
The postponement was granted to allow for the State to add additional accused and charges emanating from new information available to the State .
This comes after prosecutor Hein van der Merwe brought an application for a remand citing that the panel that will consider the application for the further accused to be added will be sitting within the next two weeks .
R2.3bn VBS trial expected to only begin in 2022
Trial date: The VBS heist trial is expected to begin only in early 2022. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
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Mail & Guardian has also learned from three sources that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is expected to ask for 16 weeks to prosecute the seven remaining accused in the matter, as well as three others mooted to be arrested before March this year.
These revelations emerged on Tuesday on the sidelines of the appearance of seven former VBS executives and directors at the Johannesburg specialised commercial crimes court, sitting in the Palmridge magistrate’s court.
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