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Former Bosasa boss Angelo Agrizzi was rushed to hospital on Thursday after experiencing health complications.
This comes just a day after Agrizzi was denied bail in Palm Ridge Magistrates Court, where it was revealed that he had foreign accounts.
“The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) can confirm that the remand detainee, Angelo Agrizzi, has been transferred to an external public hospital for further medical care. All inmates are entitled to health services in accordance with the provisions prisons. continue to be monitored, “department spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said Thursday.
The investigation direction of the National Prosecutor’s Office (NPA), is accusing Agrizzi and former ANC MP Vincent Smith of fraud and corruption worth 800,000 rand. Smith is accused of accepting Bosasa’s reward act in the interest of parliament.
The state alleges that between December 11, 2018 and January 19 last year, Agrizzi and his wife transferred R11.9 million to foreign accounts. in Italy, where they also obtained property and cars. Agrizzi had not disclosed all of these overseas accounts to the state in his affidavits, making him a flight risk as this meant that a comfortable life had been established outside of South Africa’s borders.
It was on this basis that Magistrate Phillip Venter denied Agrizzi’s bail in the Specialized Commercial Crimes Sitting court in Palm Ridge on Wednesday.
Agrizzi, according to the state, deliberately withheld all this information as he had plans to flee the country. It only disclosed its local assets, including a R13.5m house and movable assets of R2.65m, which the state alleges They were not in his name or his wife and were actually owned by his family trust, another fact that he did not reveal.
“The true position is that in On February 6, 2019, the Agrizzis owned personal property (excluding household furniture, jewelry and art) of R35.6m and not R2.65m, ”the state told the court.
“While Agrizzi stated, ‘I have a fixed property that I cannot afford to lose,’ he did not disclose that the property is in fact owned by the Agrizzi family. trust and was being used as collateral for loans made to Agrizzi in a personal capacity by Absa. “
Agrizzi’s attorney, Daniel Witz, told SowetanLIVE’s sister publication TimesLIVE on Thursday that Agrizzi had filed an application to appeal the bail decision to the Johannesburg High Court.
“We are waiting for the transcript of yesterday’s bail process. Thereafter, we will approach the court to get an appeal date. “
The NPA’s Directorate of Investigation acknowledged having received the request.
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