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Aliraza Naqvi's identities

Images of the travel and ID documents of the SARS fraud case suspect

JOHANNESBURG - Aliraza Syed Naqvi the Pakistan national suspected of involvement in a R51m fraud against the South African Revenue Service was able to acquire a series of fraudulent South African passports and identity documents. Copies were included with his affidavit in support of his bail application. They provide a stunning visual example of the ease with which fraudulent SA documents can be acquired from corrupt officials within home affairs. Examples follow below:

PAKISTANI PASSPORT

NAME: MR. SYED AL RAZA NAQVI
PLACE OF BIRTH: LAHORE [PAKISTAN]
DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 3 1979
CITIZEN OF: PAKISTAN

SOUTH AFRICAN PASSPORT

NAME: ALIRAZA SYED NAQVI
DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 3 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH: SOUTH AFRICA
CITIZEN OF: SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICAN IDENTITY DOCUMENT

NAME: QADEER DESAI
DATE OF BIRTH: NOVEMBER 24 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH: PAKISTAN
CITIZEN OF: SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICAN PASSPORT (2)

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