Magashule's former PA Cholota extradited from US
Jacaranda FM News has been reliably informed that the former personal assistant of ex-Free State premier Ace Magasule has been successfully extradited from the United States.
Moroadi Cholota is expected to arrive at the OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday afternoon under the guard of the South African Police Service and Interpol.
A warrant of arrest had been issued for Cholota, who was initially a state witness in the multi-million-rand Free State asbestos graft matter when she refused to cooperate with authorities.
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Cholota’s former boss Magashule and 17 others, including former Mangaung mayor Olly Mlamleli, businessman Edwin Sodi and a former Human Settlements Department head, face corruption, fraud, and money laundering charges over the project, which was meant to oversee the removal of asbestos roofing from affected homes.
The accused last appeared in the High Court in Bloemfontein in June, when a trial date was set for 15 April to 23 June next year.
The appearance followed a ruling by a US court that approved South Africa’s 2022 extradition application against Cholota.
Cholota is expected to be handed over to the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations (Hawks) upon her arrival at the airport.
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