CHARLES MOLELE
ANC MP Bongani Bongo was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations, together with 10 others.
Bongo and co-accused are facing charges including fraud, corruption and theft related to ‘dubious’ land deals amounting to almost R124 million.
The former State Security minister and his co-accused are expected to appear in the Nelspruit regional magistrate’s court in Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
The arrests form part of a multi-agency investigation including the Specialised Investigating Unit (SIU) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Hawks spokesperson Philani Nkwalase confirmed the arrests on Tuesday.
“It is alleged that during February 2012 a complaint was made about the Msukaligwa Municipality that allegedly bought a Rietspruit farm in Ermelo worth R11 million yet sold for about R36.4 million in 2011, to develop a township whilst the municipality owned a farm that could have been utilised for the same purpose,” said Nkwalase.
“Another whistle blower alerted the investigators to two other deals
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