The accused in the Nulane trial say the state stuck to a preset conclusion about how it conducted its investigation and prosecution in the matter
The accused in the Nulane Investments fraud and money-laundering case are, from left, Peter Thabethe, Limakatso Moorosi, Seipati Dhlamini, Iqbal Sharma, Ronica Ragavan and Dinesh Patel. Picture: ZIPHOZONKE LUSHABA
Five of the six accused have made discharge applications in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act as they believe the state has no prospect of securing a conviction.state had a goal-orientated investigation and prosecution with an existing conclusion and investigated merely to prove their conclusion.
He also argued there was no evidence put before court that his clients were involved in any misrepresentation aimed at prejudicing anyone, and they therefore cannot be linked to count 2 of fraud in which common purpose and deliberate misrepresentation have to be proven. “What we see is that there’s no iota of evidence to support the allegation for this common purpose [in relation to fraud],” Oldwage said
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