Ex-ANC MP Vincent Smith corruption case postponed to April 2023
The case against former African National Congress (ANC) MP Vincent Smith has been postponed to April next year for a pre-trial hearing.
Smith appeared in the Johannesburg High Court for the first time on Tuesday after his case was transferred from the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court in August.
The former ANC MP is facing charges of tax fraud, money laundering, corruption, and breach of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Act.
He will return to court on 19 April 2023.
“The reason we request a lengthy postponement is through consultation between [the state] and [the defence] looking at the dates available for both parties… April was then agreed on. It’s not necessarily that we are requesting more time, but it was more so looking at both diaries and the availability of the legal representatives,” Investigating Directorate (ID) spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka told Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday.
Charges
The tax fraud charges stemmed from the failure of Smith and his company, Euroblitz 48, to disclose taxable income between 9 March 2009 and 11 July 2018, totalling R28 million.
Smith has been charged with corruption for the gratification of R800 000 he allegedly received from Bosasa in the form of security upgrades to his home in Gauteng.
He also faces corruption charges for allegedly accepting further gratifications from Waterfall Golf Estate and CLIDET 69.
The former ANC MP also faces charges for “allegedly accepting cash transferred into his and Euroblitz 48’s bank accounts from Bosasa and other people unknown to the state.”
The state alleged the payments were made to Smith to stop his opposition to Bosasa during parliamentary committee meetings.
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