Justice department clarifies approach to reach Guptas

Co-operation between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and SA is limited to the Gupta brothers and not a broader extradition treaty, the justice ministry says. Justice Minister Michael Masutha has been in discussions with the UAE regarding a mutual legal agreement. "The minister is not negotiating an extradition treaty. He is negotiating the co-operation of the UAE with respect to making the Guptas available to the law enforcement agencies here [in SA]," justice ministry spokesman Mukoni Ratshitanga said on Thursday. Earlier in 2018, the Hawks issued a warrant of arrest for family patriarch Ajay Gupta in relation to a corruption case. It is believed that the warrant is in connection with money offered to former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas, who claimed the Guptas offered him a R600m bribe and the position of finance minister in 2015. The Guptas have been moving between India and Dubai. In a telephonic interview‚ recorded on video and broadcast by television channel eNCA on Wed...

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