SACP highly welcomes the arrest of the Guptas, looks forward to more arrests and calls for asset forfeiture

7 June 2022

The South African Communist Party (SACP) highly welcomes the arrest in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), of the fugitives from justice, Rajesh and Atul Gupta. It was great news to the SACP to learn from the Department of Justice and Correctional Services, confirming that it has received information from law enforcement authorities in the UAE that the fugitives from justice have indeed been arrested.

They must be extradited to South Africa as soon as yesterday to account for their alleged role in state capture corruption, which resulted in massive losses, pushing South Africa’s economic and broader social transformation back. The arrest of the fugitives from justice came after the International Criminal Police Organisation, also known as the Interpol, issued a red notice for them regarding money laundering and fraud charges.

The SACP is looking forward to more arrests in connection with state capture corruption.

While the arrest of those who were complicit in the state capture corruption and the fugitives from justice is hopefully taking the Orange Overall Campaign in South Africa forward, as the SACP we want all the stolen funds, public resources and national wealth recovered, together with the damages incurred, through asset forfeiture. The South African state must also seize all the unjustified ill-gotten wealth or the assets acquired or accumulated from corrupt activities, irregular or illicit conduct. This must be intensified.

Issued by Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo, SACP Central Committee Member: Media and Communications, 7 June 2022