SA judges misled to facilitate de facto money laundering-UKclaim

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CAPE TOWN – A representative of UK-based judicial rights group Casisa, Justin Lewis, has claimed that South African judges are being misled in order to facilitate de facto money laundering through the legalisation of “invisible international loans”.

This after Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said at a press briefing that the judiciary wants evidence that will make it realise the nature and extent of the alleged courts’ capture.

In an emailed submission to the Office of the Chief Justice, Lewis outlines details of a 14-year-old case study showing the effect of this form of corruption on foreign investors’ security of their investments in South Africa.

The details of the study are also encapsulated in a report submitted to a Western Cape High Court case. This submission arose at the request of Lloyds UK as a result of alleged insurance fraud with alleged losses of about $200million (R3billion).

“I was requested to assist Lloyds with an investigation on how this alleged loss was possible as it was facilitated by the court-led liquidation industry,” said Lewis.

Source: iol.co.za