Enveloped in graft
CARMEL RICKARD: Is this how a Gupta trial could be handled?
A case involving small-scale bribes — and the sentences handed down in it — may give a clue to how possible Gupta prosecutions may unfold
25 January 2018 - 14:59
For a preview of how the courts in SA might handle a Gupta corruption trial, consider the case of Fanping Wang and his colleague Li Lei. They are in jail after being convicted of corruption by the regional court in Rustenburg, and their story has come to light with an appeal judgment by two judges of the high court in Mahikeng. The story begins with an international mining and machinery exhibition held in SA in September 2016. Among the exhibitors was the Shanghai Xiang Mining Machinery Equipment Company from China. Wang was part of the company delegation and Lei was a freelance interpreter.
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