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Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi appears in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 14 October 2020. Agrizzi was denied bail in his corruption and bribery case. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN

Bosasa

Angelo Agrizzi’s lawyer: State might have ‘jumped the gun’ in corruption case

By Bernadette Wicks

Agrizzi was due before the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge on Tuesday.

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