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FILE: A screengrab of Atul Gupta. Picture: Eyewitness News.

Interpol

Willie Hofmeyr confident NPA will secure conviction against Gupta brothers

By Bernadette Wicks

The Gupta brothers were finally arrested in the United Arab Emirates this week after Interpol issued a red notice for them earlier this year.

  • FILE: Anti-Zuma protesters carried placards addressing the former president's alleged ties to the Gupta family during protests against corruption. Picture: EWN

    'State has engaged some of SA's top legal experts to expedite Gupta extradition'

    Bruce Whitfield asks legal journalist Karyn Maughan about the process ahead after the arrest of Atul and Rajesh Gupta in Dubai.

    71 days ago
  • FILE: Atul Gupta. Picture: Supplied.

    A great step forward: Outa, Casac laud arrest of Atul, Rajesh Gupta in UAE

    The justice minister’s office in a statement last night confirmed having received information from law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the pair had been arrested there.

    71 days ago
  • Interpol president Nasser Al Raisi. Picture: @INTERPOL_HQ/Twitter

    Interpol elects Emirati general accused of torture as new president

    Emirati General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi was elected following three rounds of voting during which he received 68.9% of votes cast by member countries, Interpol said in a statement.

    265 days ago
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    Interpol: SA's cybercrime levels on the rise amid COVID-19

    Individuals, small businesses, major corporations and government departments have been targeted.

    292 days ago
  • Picture: Darwin Laganzon on Pixabay

    Interpol SA hopes new platform makes citizens more aware of cybersecurity

    It is hoped that awareness will help people avoid internet fraud like a recently uncovered romance scam that preyed on women by striking up romantic relationships online.

    299 days ago
  • FILE: Atul Gupta at a 'New Age' Business Briefing in Port Elizabeth. Picture: GCIS.

    Net closing on Guptas as UAE-SA extradition treaty set to kick in

    Interpol on Monday released a so-called red notice against Atul and Rajesh Gupta, the global crime-fighting body's most severe alert to law enforcement around the world.

    408 days ago
  • FILE: Atul Gupta at a 'New Age' Business Briefing in Port Elizabeth. Picture: GCIS.

    Interpol issues red notices against Guptas & others in R25m FS fraud case

    The case relates to the procurement fraud involving R24.9 million paid between November 2011 and April 2012by the Free State Department of Agriculture.

    408 days ago
  • SA-UAE extradition treaty paves way for Guptas to face criminal charges

    Justice Minister Ronald Lamola confirmed that the extradition treaty between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates had been ratified after the National Prosecuting Authority approached Interpol to assist in the execution of warrants of arrests for brothers Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their wives and four others. The treaty comes into effect on 10 July. #Guptas #UAE

    432 days ago
  • FILE: Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola addresses the media in Pretoria during a virtual Cabinet briefing on 6 August 2020. Picture: @GovernmentZA/Twitter

    Lamola: UAE appears willing to help with Gupta matter after earlier hesitation

    Since the arrests of some businesspeople connected to the Guptas, the UAE will have to cooperate, says Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola.

    436 days ago
  • Atul Gupta. Picture: Atul Gupta Kumar/Facebook.

    NPA asks Interpol for help to arrest two Gupta brothers and their wives

    The NPA has asked Interpol to assist in arresting Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, as well as their wives so they can be charged for fraud and money laundering.

    440 days ago
  • Protesters gathered outside the CTICC trying to disrupt World Economic Forum for Africa in Cape Town on 4 September 2019. The crowd protested against gender-based violence and called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to respond. Pictures: Abigail Javier/EWN

    SPOTCHECK: JHB's mayor shares debunked and flawed SA rape statistics

    Africa Check takes a closer look at the claim by the City of Johannesburg’s mayor, Geoff Makhubo, who tweeted in early April that South Africa has been confirmed to be the rape capital in the world.

    482 days ago
  • South Africa police officers seized hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines and made several arrests following a global alert issued by Interpol. Picture: Interpol

    Police on high alert after fake vaccines stored in SA

    In November last year, the police arrested four foreign nationals at a warehouse in Germiston where they found thousands of fake vaccines and masks meant for the black market.

    531 days ago
  • South Africa police officers seized hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines and made several arrests following a global alert issued by Interpol. Picture: Interpol

    Fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in South Africa, China: Interpol

    The Lyon-based Interpol said 400 vials - equivalent to around 2,400 doses - containing the fake vaccine were found at a warehouse in Germiston outside Johannesburg in South Africa, where officers also recovered fake masks and arrested three Chinese and a Zambian national.

    532 days ago
  • FILE: The agency had already in July warned about the proliferation of fake Covid-19 testing kits and other medical products as countries worldwide rushed to secure supplies during the pandemic. Picture: AFP

    Crime gangs threaten Covid-19 vaccine campaigns, Interpol warns

    Distribution of three new coronavirus vaccines is set to begin soon and many people will be desperate to protect themselves as quickly as possible, offering ready targets for criminals.

    622 days ago
  • Shepherd Bushiri's supporters outside court. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN.

    Hawks: We're not embarrassed, we put our faith in Bushiris to abide by rules

    A warrant of arrest has been issued for the Bushiris who have around 48 hours left before they're due to appear before the Pretoria Magistrates Court.

    638 days ago
  • FILE: Packaged drugs found on a plot in Middelburg by the Hawks during a raid in Mpumalanga. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    Interpol: SA seen as a gateway to export drugs due to 'good infrastructure'

    Interpol’s head of organised crime Paul Stanfield said South Africa had become a consumer, a producer and a distributor of drugs.

    1064 days ago
  • Interpol agents monitor an operation. Picture: AFP

    Interpol global conference in CT to discuss strategies to fight drug trade

    Interpol’s second Global Drugs and Illicit Substances Trafficking Conference will bring together about 400 delegates from 194 member countries.

    1065 days ago
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