{"id":28325,"date":"2024-09-20T09:45:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28325"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:45:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:45:37","slug":"businessman-extradited-from-uk-to-south-africa-on-fraud-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/09\/20\/businessman-extradited-from-uk-to-south-africa-on-fraud-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on fraud charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A British businessman, who was a former contractor for South Africa’s ailing power utility Eskom, has been extradited from the UK to face charges of corruption and fraud.<\/b><\/p>\n

Michael Lomas is accused of taking kickbacks on contracts between his firm, Tubular Construction, and Eskom for work at the Kusile power station, which were worth in excess of 1.5bn rand ($85m: \u00a364m).<\/p>\n

“He allegedly manipulated contracts. He was previously arrested, got bail and fled the country to the UK,” national police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe told AFP.<\/p>\n

He has not yet commented on the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Eskom has been beset with corruption allegations and is struggling to recover from years of mismanagement that has led to prolonged blackouts in the country.<\/p>\n

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