Fraud-accused Michael Lomas is to remain behind bars until his next court appearance in October.
, the ex- Eskom contractor arrested in connection with R1.4 billion fraud at the power utility made a brief appearance in The Palm Ridge Regional Court on Friday.He was expected to make an application for bail on Friday.
Henry Mamothame, spokesperson for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption said Lomas did not make a formal application for bail at this stage.The IDAC said Lomas is facing 65 counts of corruption linked to the R1.4 billion that was meant for the upgrade of Eskom’s Kusile power station in Mpumalanga between 2014 and 2017.
IOL previously reported that Lomas was arrested on April 15, 2021 in London and granted hefty bail of £100, 000 , and he further submitted an additional surety of £250,000 .He fled SA while on bail, the SAPS said in an earlier statement.He arrived at OR Tambo International Airport last week accompanied by SAPS Interpol and a doctor due to Lomas allegedly not being in good health.
The IDAC said there are a total of 11 other accused in the same matter, including Eskom’s former executives and Tibular Construction Projects directors.
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