Two of the men accused of being part of the VBS Mutual Bank looting appeared before the Pretoria High Court asking for a stay and a separate trial.
Two of the African National Congress politicians in Limpopo want a stay of their prosecution after they appeared in court
The men also wanted a separate court from the rest of the men and women accused of looting VBS Mutual Bank South Africans weighed in, and some believed that the suspects were trying to delay their case for a nefarious reasonAfrican National Congress, Kabelo Matsepe, the ANC's former Youth League leader, and Danny Mzisa, the party's former treasurer in the province, were accused of getting other municipalities to deposit money intothe Supreme Court of Appeal
. Represented by the National Prosecuting Authority's former boss, Shaun Abrahams, the duo applied to have a separate trial from the other suspects."VBS was not looted. VBS was taken out of business. VBS became a target immediately after Zumas asked the municipality manager to save government funds in that bank."
Truter was convicted and sentenced for his role in the looting of VBS Mutual Bank. He confessed that he received millions from the bank. He served three years of his seven-year sentence and was eligible for parole. He was released in April.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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