By Anita Dangazele
Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola says the Gupta brothers reported to have been arrested in India are not the ones wanted by South African authorities in connection with State Capture allegations.
Lamola was speaking at the ANC’s Siyanqoba Rally during a short media briefing at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
“There are media reports indicating the arrest of Gupta family members in India. We want to clarify that for the world. According to the information at our disposal, verified by our high commissioner in India, the Gupta family members that have been arrested are not the ones in the warrant of arrest issued by South Africa and as per the red notice issued by Interpol … It is not Ajay and Atul Gupta that have been arrested.
“We also want to confirm that the red notice of Interpol is still valid across the globe. Wherever they are in the world, every state has a duty to arrest them,” said Lamola.
According to Indian media reports, the two Gupta brothers named as Ajay and Anil were arrested on Friday on charges of abetting the suicide of a prominent builder, Satinder Sahni.
This was after the prominent builder named them in a suicide note, the reports said.
Sahni allegedly jumped off the terrace of a seven-floor apartment complex on Friday morning.
Lamola said the South African government’s warrant of arrest is still active and the Guptas remain wanted fugitives.
“The Guptas that were arrested in India were arrested in connection with what they did there. For us as South Africa, what is important is that the two Gupta brothers who are fugitives of law in South Africa, Ajay and Atul Gupta, it is not them who were arrested,” he said.
Pictured above: Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola.
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