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His lawyer said his leg was chained to a bed while he was unconscious and connected to a ventilator. In addition, he has three guards instead of the two recommended inside the room and another three in the parking lot.
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi will appear in Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on October 14, 2020. Image: Xanderleigh Dookey / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Lawyers for former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi said on Monday that his doctors were having difficulty treating him because he was chained to a bed, even though he is unconscious, and said there were too many armed guards in his room.
Lawyers for the fraud and corruption defendants, the former Bosasa COO, will defend their release in Johannesburg High Court on Monday.
They said he should be released on bail because he is at high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to his pre-existing chronic medical condition.
His lawyer said his leg was chained to a bed while he was unconscious and connected to a ventilator. In addition, he has three guards instead of the two recommended inside the ward and another three in the parking lot outside the hospital.
He was denied bail in Palm Ridge Magistrates Court earlier this month.
The Investigation Directorate of the National Tax Authority said Agrizzi lied in his earlier bail affidavit in February last year.
– READ: Angelo Agrizzi denied bail after failing to disclose investments abroad
He told the court that he and his wife’s mobile assets were valued at R2.6 million when in fact they amount to R35.6 million.
Sindisiwe Twala, Directorate of Investigations, said: “Agrizzi has been incarcerated since October 14 after the Palm Ridge Special Crimes Court denied him bail. On October 15, he was transferred to a state hospital after his medical condition required further attention. “
Agrizzi’s health began to deteriorate after spending a night behind bars, he was taken to hospital for further medical attention.
– LEE: Angelo Agrizzi was resurrected in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest – lawyer
Last week, Agrizzi suffered cardiac arrest after the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court denied him bail.
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