S.Africa declares Gupta brother ‘fugitive from justice’

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Johannesburg – South Africa’s chief prosecutor on Thursday declared Ajay Gupta, one of the three Gupta brothers accused of corrupt links to ousted president Jacob Zuma, a “fugitive from justice”.

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The declaration comes after Ajay failed to hand himself over to the police.

“I’ve been adviced by my prosecuting team that Ajay Gupta is a fugitive from justice,” Shaun Abrahams, head of the National Prosecuting Authority said.

He did not provide further details.

Meanwhile, a regional court in South Africa had granted bail to seven suspects accused of being part of a corruption scandal involving the wealthy Indian Gupta family, and linked to Zuma.

The suspects are accused of money laundering and fraud through a company, Estina, owned by the Gupta family.

Estina took over the management of a small-scale dairy farm in South Africa’s Free State province, which…



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