By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
28 February 2025- The Johannesburg High Court postponed the bail application by Michael Harry Lomas to 17 March 2025 for judgement. Both the state and Lomas’ attorney completed their heads of argument, and the state argued strongly against the granting of bail.
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson, Henry Mamothame said the state argued that Lomas is a flight and suicide risk based on the reports by two psychiatrists sourced by him in the United Kingdom (UK) during his extradition hearing, wherein they declared him to be a suicide risk. Mamothame said furthermore, the state made reference to how he left South Africa through Namibia to the UK in March 2018, possibly knowing that investigations were conducted on the Kusile matter.
“Lomas and 11 others are facing 65 counts of corruption relating to the R1,4 billion that was meant for the construction of Eskom’s Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga,” he said.
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