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Five suspects were arrested, one was expected to turn himself in and another was still at large
The hawks arrest one in seven on September 30, 2020 in connection with the R255 million Free State asbestos project. Photo: Abigail Javier / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – The Hawks said Wednesday that four of the seven suspects detained by the unit in connection with the Free State asbestos project were government officials and the other three were from the private sector.
Six suspects were arrested, one was expected to turn himself in and the other was still at large.
The Hawks and the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) pounced on the suspects in Gauteng, the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.
THE HAWKS AND THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT HAVE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED LINKS TO THE 255 MILLION FREE ASBESTOS PROJECT IN THE FREE STATE
THEY FINISH OTHER SUSPECTS IN GAUTENG AND KWAZULU NATAL@nthakoana pic.twitter.com/DK7eUZnlek
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) September 30, 2020
#Asbestos
Blackhead CEO Edwin SODI Just Got Arrested at RosebankHe is the fifth of 7 suspects arrested
Two remain at large – all are expected to appear in Bloemfontein court on Friday. @nthakoana pic.twitter.com/0YsxhbiqIz
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) September 30, 2020
n In Gauteng, the Hawks arrested Blackhead Consulting director Edwin Sodi in Rosebank and took him to their Bryanston offices to presumably obtain more documents.
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Former director general of human settlements Thabane Zulu was the suspect who was not found.
Sodi paid 600,000 rand for the purchase of a Range Rover.
The seven suspects were expected to appear in court in Bloemfontein on Friday.
OBSERVE: Hawks make arrests for free state asbestos project
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