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By African News Agency 
November 26, 2020
CAPE TOWN – The National Prosecutor’s Office said an arrest warrant has been issued for former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi, but will not be executed pending his next court appearance.
This came after he failed to appear in court in Pretoria along with three other corruption defendants, and his representatives cited his health problems.
“An arrest warrant was issued against Agrizzi; however, it will not be enforced until the next court appearance. “
Agrizzi’s attorney, Daniel Witz, said his client remained in intensive care at the hospital, although his condition had improved somewhat.
“He’s definitely getting better, but the doctors have yet to discharge him because of his lungs and kidneys.”
Agrizzi suffered a heart attack in late October, shortly after prison authorities agreed to transfer him to a private clinic. He was put on life support at that time.
The NPA expected Agrizzi to appear at the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court, where the rand 1.8 billion corruption case involving a contract between Bosasa and the Department of Correctional Services is being examined.
Agrizzi’s co-defendants are former prison services commissioner Linda Mti, former prison services CFO Patrick Gillingham, and former Bosasa CFO Andries van Tonder.
The four face charges of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, corruption and money laundering in connection with four tenders that Bosasa and its subsidiaries obtained with contracts valued at more than R1.8 billion between August 2004 and 2007.
The case was postponed last month after Agrizzi entered the hospital with serious health problems, shortly after he was denied bail in another corruption case in which he allegedly bribed the former member of Parliament and the defendant. Vincent Smith.
On Thursday, it was postponed to February 18, 2021, to give defense teams time to study the file.
Agrizzi was finally released on appeal on October 30.
The NPA Investigations Directorate had alleged that he was at risk of patent flight because he had not disclosed his financial interests and the fact that he was keeping an Italian passport.
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