Court orders R31m forfeiture in KZN land restitution fraud case
The order stems from a 2008 land claim submitted to the Department of Land Affairs as part of a land restitution programme.
The KwaZulu-Natal Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has obtained a R31 million forfeiture order from the Pietermaritzburg High Court in a fraud case concerning a fraudulent land restitution claim. The R45 million allocated for land acquisition was used to acquire property, with irregularities discovered in fraudulent supporting documents during investigations.
After lengthy legal disputes, the final forfeiture order, appraised at R31 million, was issued. The NPA welcomed the decision as part of the AFU's mandate to recover illicitly obtained funds.
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