Simon Nare
The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Monday postponed the R255 million asbestos corruption trial of former ANC Secretary General and Free State premier Ace Magashule to 2 March.
Speaking to reporters outside court after a brief appearance, Magashule said that repeated delays were placing the accused under increasing financial strain.
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“What I know is that they are draining us, they have drained us. The state can pay for those guys who committed a lot of atrocities during apartheid times. They have representatives, those who killed our brothers and sisters they are actually funded by the state,” he said.
Magashule and 16 co-accused face charges including fraud, corruption and money laundering linked to a 2014 contract awarded during his tenure as premier to identify and eradicate asbestos roofing on low-cost houses across the province.
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