By OBAKENG MAJE
A fraud case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Provincial Legislature in North West, Betty Diale (52) was postpone3d by the Rustenburg Regional Court to 4 August 2022 for pre-trial conferencing.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in North West, Henry Mamothame said: “Diale is out on a warning and has been warned not to interfere with the state witnesses. She is facing six charges of theft, amounting to approximately R700 000.00 allegedly stolen from the Road Accident Fund(RAF) claimants.
“The police reports reveal that Fidelity Funds, a body that oversees the conduct of attorneys, received several complaints from the RAF claimants, whose payments were deposited into Diale’s trust account.”
Mamothame further said the claimants alleged that the said money did not reach them after the pay-outs and henceforth, reported to the police for investigation. He added that Diale was practicing as an attorney during the alleged commission of the crimes between 2009 and 2011 and was subsequently charged with six counts of theft in June 2021.
“The investigations into that matter are complete, and the state is ready to proceed with pre-trial conferencing and subsequently, speedy completion of the trial,” said Mamothame.
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