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Angelo Agrizzi’s R16 million Italian villa forms part of his bail deal
Judge Ratha Mokgoatleng on Friday ruled that an upfront payment was not the only way to grant bail, but that assets including property could be used as surety.
Agrizzi was charged with fraud and corruption and was denied bail in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court earlier this month.
Daniel Witz said that his client was in a serious condition, saying that doctors worked all night to stabilise him at the health facility after he was moved on Monday.
Angelo Agrizzi's lawyers said his health deteriorated after spending one night behind bars after his bail application was denied in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.
It is understood that he was being taken to hospital because the prison cannot provide him with the medical care that he needs.
On Wednesday, the court heard how Agrizzi should be released from prison after he was charged with corruption and bribery.
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi appeared at the Palm Ridge Magistrate court on 14 October 2020, alongside former ANC MP Vincent Smith. Agrizzi and Smith are facing charges of corruption and fraud.
Angelo Agrizzi has been charged in relation to bribes of R800,000 which were paid to former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Vincent Smith, whose case was postponed to 3 December.
Angelo Agrizzi is facing corruption and bribery charges, along with former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Vincent Smith, whose matter was postponed to 3 December earlier on Wednesday.
State prosecutors told the court on Wednesday they had experienced difficulties with accessing their offices due to COVID-19, and they had not shared critical documents with Smith’s lawyers.
The president made the comments on Monday evening as he closed the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Lekgotla, which took place over the weekend.
That is according to evidence presented by another ANC MP Cedric Frolick, who appeared before the state capture commission on Friday.
Officials have been rounding up suspects this week, with top government officials and business owners being handcuffed over the dodgy multi-million rand asbestos project in the Free State.
Vincent Smith has been charged with fraud and corruption after he received money through his company, Euro Blitz 48, amounting to R800,000.
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith is out on R30,000 bail after making a brief appearance at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. Smith handed himself over to authorities over allegations linking him to corruption between senior political figures and Bosasa.
Smith handed himself over to the police at the Alberton Police Station on Thursday morning.
Over the past year, the state capture commission has been hearing testimony about tender irregularities and bribes involving Bosasa.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo made the remarks after asking Parliament's former correctional services portfolio chair Vincent Smith whether Parliament really had the power to rein in ministers and departments.
Former ANC MP Vincent Smith was at the state capture commission on Friday to testify on the more than R500,000 that he received from Bosasa and the alleged installation of security cameras at his house that he has denied.