If the National Prosecuting Authority fails us now, Dubai will be the biggest winner from the arrests of Atul and Rajesh Gupta
President Cyril Ramaphosa counts the recent arrest ofamong the “green shoots” of SA’s progress and recovery in dealing with state capture. “These are the signs that we are on the right track. They give us hope and confidence to forge ahead,” he said on Thursday.
Since the arrests four days ago there have been no proper updates. We don’t know who leads SA’s team of state capture busters or which NPA prosecutors are in the UAE right now. Why hasn’t the NPA told us who is working to get the Gupta brothers in the dock to answer for their actions? And what has happened over the past few days?
One would have thought now is the time for the Department of Justice and the NPA to drum up the “good news” for all it’s worth, especially after Batohi in April promised “seminal cases” on state capture over the next six months. The Guptas have evaded authorities since fleeing SA in 2018, and they aren’t in hot water only with SA; they are sanctioned in the US and UK too.
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