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Magashule’s former PA Moroadi Cholota remanded in custody

Former Free State Premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant Moroadi Cholota has been remanded in custody as bail proceedings are set to continue on Tuesday.

Cholota who landed at OR Tambo International Airport from Newark Liberty International Airport in the United States last Thursday appeared at the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Monday, 12 August in relation to the infamous R255 million asbestos scandal in Free State.

MAGASHULE’S FORMER PA MOROADI CHOLOTA APPEARS IN COURT

Initially, she was a witness against Magashule and the other accused before she reportedly failed to honour her commitment to cooperating with law enforcement.

She was then added to the list of suspects in the asbestos audit case, where money was stolen and laundered using the cover of a Free State government tender to identify houses with poisonous asbestos in the roofs.

The student has been sitting in a US jail since April 2024, trying to avoid extradition to South Africa by claiming ill-treatment by interrogators. Recently, the Constitutional Court also dismissed her request to nullify the extradition.

On Monday, Cholota told the court that she can only afford bail of R2500.

Notably, Magashule was not in court to support Cholota, however, his party the African Congress for Transformation (ACT) had issued a statement condemning the alleged abused his PA suffered at the hands of police.

The party said Cholota was allegedly harassed and assaulted by the FBI, Interpol and SAPS in order to coerce her into a signing a statement that falsely incriminates Magashule.

“ACT appreciates and commends Cholota for her bravery. She had a choice of signing a false statement that implicates Magashule and walk free, but she chose not to compromise her values and principles.

“She declined to succumb to the blackmail of the FBI and NPA. Instead, she willingly allowed herself to be paraded as a terrorist by Interpol, SAPS and NPA,” the party said.

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