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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Four people accused of fraud and corruption between private contractor Bosasa and the Department of Correctional Services made a brief appearance in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday.<\/p>\n

Former correctional services commissioner Linda Mti, former chief financial officer Patrick Gillingham, and former Bosasa chief financial officer Andries van Tonder appeared in court for pre-trial proceedings in the R1.8 billion tender award case.<\/p>\n

However, two of the accused, Mti and Gillingham, requested a postponement to “sort out their financial situation to continue paying their legal teams”, spokesperson for the Investigating Directorate Sindisiwe Seboka said.<\/p>\n

Their co-accused, former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi, who had been sick for several months, was not in court.<\/p>\n

Independent physician to examine Angelo Agrizzi<\/p>\n

A pulmonologist appointed by the state assessed Agrizzi, and the outcome of the assessment would be heard in a separate matter in July, Seboka said.<\/p>\n

The accused were granted a postponement to 22 July.<\/p>\n

The case involved four tenders, valued at more than R1.8 billion, awarded to Bosasa and its subsidiaries between August 2004 and 2007.<\/p>\n

The tenders were for catering and training services, installing CCTV cameras, installing perimeter fencing, the supply of a television system, and monitoring equipment.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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