Remember the many stories of State Capture involving former
SA President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta brothers? Well whatever peanut butter bait
the South African government was using in its Agatha Christie mousetrap, it snared
Zuma and the Gupta brothers got away!
The South African authorities have been trying to get the
Gupta brothers extradited from United Arabs Emirates (UAE) to South Africa to
face charges of money laundering and fraud. The extradition request was turned
down.
“We learnt with shock and dismay that the extradition have
been concluded in the Dubai courts … on the 13th of February 2023, and our
extradition request was unsuccessful,” Minister Ronald Lamola of Department of
Justice and Correctional Services revealed.
“The court found that on the charge of money laundering, the
crime in question is alleged to have been committed in the United Arab Emirates
and in South Africa.”
Many of the big fish named in the ongoing Al Jazeera four
part “Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia” documentary such as Kamlesh Pattni have settled in
Zimbabwe but have set up shop in UEA and other countries. In the documentary Pattni
is seen flaunting his amassed wealth from smuggling gold and money laundering.
Of course, every thinking Zimbabwean will be equally shocked
and dismayed by the UAE court refusal to have extradited the Gupta brothers;
the same court will no doubt refuse to have Pattni extradited to Zimbabwe to
answer similar charges!
The real crying shame for both South Africa and Zimbabwe is
that corruption has been rampant for decades and it was at the very heart of
government. Worst of all, corrupt is still rampant in the two countries as the
Al Jazeera documentary clearly shows and we really have no clue how to uproot
it!
“He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon!” so
goes the old adage.
The rot has spread to every segment of society right up to
the core. How does one uproot the cancer when those in positions of power and
authority are the godfathers and principal beneficiaries of the corruption!
The Zimbabwe mousetrap will catch the small-time gold smugglers
operators such as the Airport and Bank staff, they will serve jail time. The
likes Uebert Angel and Henrietta Rushwaya have powerful political connections and/or
know too much to risk them incriminating the Zanu PF godfathers; it will be
catch and release.
Mnangagwa and the rest of the Zanu PF godfathers will use
their looted wealth to rig elections and stop regime change at all costs! The
Al Jazeera documentary has only served to harden their resolve to rig the
elections and stop regime change.
The Mafia masterminds like Kamlesh Pattni know they are safe
in UEA, they will live to a ripe old age in unparallel luxury and comfort. Pattni
never invested any of his looted wealth in Zimbabwe because he knew the country
was corrupt and unstable – he should know, after all he has played his role in
creating the rot and chaos.
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