Sentencing will be handed down in the Northern Cape High Court on December 6 and 7, while judgment will also be delivered on the confiscation order on the same date.
CEO of Trifecta Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Christo Scholtz, and former ANC provincial chairman, John Block, were found guilty on corruption and money laundering charges, relating to government leases that were awarded to Trifecta in exchange for gratifications.
The defence informed the court that the high-powered businessman and former senior politician were now penniless.
Advocate Cornwell Tshavhungwa added that it would be too harsh a sentence to incarcerate his client.
Block never used his political powers and genuinely believes that he did nothing wrong.
Tshavhu…
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