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- Angelo Agrizzi’s lawyers argued that the judge who presided over his bail request was wrong.
- Lawyers said Agrizzi’s health was also not taken into account.
- Agrizzi had a heart attack on Wednesday and was resurrected.
- He was transferred to the hospital after spending only one day in prison.
The bail appeal of former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi will be heard at Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Monday.
The appeal was expected to be heard at 10:00, spokesman Sindisiwe Twala for the Investigations Directorate of the National Tax Authority said on Sunday.
“On October 14, the Investigations Directorate maintained that Agrizzi lied in his previous affidavit of bail of February 6, 2019, where he told the court that he and his wife own personal property valued at approximately R2.6 million and real estate valued at approximately R 14 million.
“The true position is that, as of February 6, 2019, family-owned furniture assets (excluding household furniture, jewelry and art) of R35.6 million and not R2.65 million,” said Twala.
Two weeks ago, the Commercial Crimes Court of the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court denied Agrizzi bail in a matter in which he faced corruption charges for allegedly making payments to former Congressman Vincent Smith.
After spending a night in prison, he was transferred to a public hospital and then rushed to a private facility after his condition worsened.
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News24 reported Thursday that the embattled former COO had a heart attack during the last Wednesday.
“I can confirm that he had a heart attack. Doctors managed to resuscitate him and stabilize him, but he is obviously in a very serious condition,” Agrizzi’s attorney, Daniel Witz, told News24 on Thursday.
In court documents, attorneys argued that Magistrate Phillip Venter, who presided over Agrizzi’s home release on bail in the Specialized Court of Commercial Crimes, he was wrong in his decision.
Venter said he was satisfied that a prima facie case had been filed against Agrizzi. He also ruled that he was satisfied that Agrizzi had the financial means to establish and maintain a “comfortable lifestyle” elsewhere, should he decide to elope.
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The court heard that Agrizzi had allegedly withheld information about the value of his assets and, together with his wife Deborah, transferred millions of rand abroad and to cryptocurrency accounts.
In the appeal notice, Agrizzi’s attorneys also argued that Venter failed to adequately take into account his chronic medical conditions and the fact that he was dependent on a permanent supply of supplemental oxygen.
Agrizzi arrived in court two weeks ago with a mobile oxygen unit.
The lawyers also argued that the court should have considered his age and comorbidities.
