TRIAL POSTPONED IN R37.7 MILLION ESTINA CUSTOMS FRAUD MATTER TO NOVEMBER
Trial has been adjourned in the Estina R37,7 million SARS customs tax fraud matter to 20 – 22 November 2023. The Pretoria Regional Court will hear testimony of the fifth state witness once it resumes later this year.
The accused in the matter include two associates of the Gupta brothers, Kamal Vasram and Saliesh Indurjeeth who had already pleaded not guilty in March to the R37.7 million fraud case involving the failed Free State Estina project.
They face charges of Fraud, Contravention of Customs and Excise Act no 91 of 1964, Contravention of Section 54(1)(A) of the International Trade Administration Act and Contravention of Regulation 22 of the Exchange Control Act charges arising from a joint investigation by SARS and the Investigating Directorate.
