Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi’s lawyer says he is still too ill to stand trial. Mannie Witz says he has been forced to resort to virtual consultations. His doctor has also testified he is not fit enough to appear in court.
Witz says the state has not yet said if it will send its own team to check on his health. Meanwhile, former ANC MP Vincent Smith briefly appeared in the same court on Tuesday. His matter was postponed to 2 November for finalisation of the indictment.
The court previously granted the State’s application for a separation of the trial due to Agrizzi’s ill health. Agrizzi and Smith are charged with corruption, while Smith faces additional charges of fraud for alleged payments made to his company Euroblitz in 2015 and 2016.
The State alleges that the payments were made to Smith to silence his opposition to Bosasa during parliamentary committee meetings. Smith has pleaded not guilty and maintains the money was a loan from Agrizzi, something which Agrizzi denies.
Source: eNCA
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