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Bredenkamp's $3.8m civil trial opens
27 Jan 2016 at 07:00hrs | Views
The civil trial of business tycoon John Arnold Bredenkamp began at the High Court yesterday with the applicant, Yaqub Ibrahim Mohammed, telling High Court judge Justice Priscilla Chigumba that he had lent the prominent businessman $3,8 million allegedly to support Zimbabwean troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo 15 years ago.
Mohammed said since borrowing the money, sometime in 2002, Bredenkamp made several promises to repay, including writing acknowledgements of debt through his lawyers, but nothing had materialized.
Mohammed also told the court at one point he approached law enforcement agents and placed fraud charges against the tycoon.
But when the matter was taken to the then Attorney-General Johannes Tomana prosecution was declined on the grounds that Bredenkamp was an ally of the government.
Mohammed said since borrowing the money, sometime in 2002, Bredenkamp made several promises to repay, including writing acknowledgements of debt through his lawyers, but nothing had materialized.
Mohammed also told the court at one point he approached law enforcement agents and placed fraud charges against the tycoon.
But when the matter was taken to the then Attorney-General Johannes Tomana prosecution was declined on the grounds that Bredenkamp was an ally of the government.
Source - newsday
