The trial of two alleged Gupta associates linked to the R37.7m Estina diary project fraud has been put on hold until July 3.
The state alleges the pasteurisation plant imported for the project was falsely declared as new and valued at $3.4m . The court has heard, however, that two payments made for the equipment totalled $3.3minvoiced to Estina by Gateway, an alleged Gupta front company in the United Arab Emirates.
In an earlier explanation to the court, Swart said new goods did not require the submission/support of a permit, but with any second-hand goods the declaration at customs has to be supported with a permit in terms of the Customs Act. “The document shows the equipment was new. There is also an inspecting authority in India that had to inspect and certify equipment of this nature before it can be exported. And the chief inspector certified the equipment on November 23 2013 and they satisfactorily withstood the test,” he said.
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