Neels Coertse Attorneys

 

Atul Gupta, who was arrested with his brother, Rajesh, in

Dubai on Monday [6 June 2022: CJC], Photograph: AP

Why is that important? Because these guys were fingered in a judicial enquiry led by the Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. No, they were not found guilty of any crime in South Africa whatsoever and to allege that they are criminals is also not true.

South Africa is seeking to extradite these guys from Dubai. You can read the article by clicking on this link:  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/07/south-africa-seeking-extradite-gupta-brothers-arrest-dubai

You can find information about the executive Committee of the Zondo-commission by clicking on this link: https://www.statecapture.org.za/site/about/exco If you need more information about this commission and the sterling work it is doing, rattling the cages of Zuma and the Guptas and a whole lot other guys, you will find it on the internet.

For information about the Guptas in South Africa, the internet is full of various articles, information and images. After having read some of these internet sources, I suggest that it is safe to allege that they are notorious. The relationship between them and the erstwhile president of SA, Jacob Zuma is fairly well established. There are also numerous websites with all sorts of information about this character Zuma as well.

Atul Gupta “advising” Zuma – and I will assume that this photo was taken a long time ago [according to the website it was taken in 2011 – that was during the time when Zuma allegedly got advice from these brothers

To return to the Guptas we should have a look at Interpol’s Red Notice that was issued on during March 2022. According to an article on the web, Interpol issued its Red Notice in respect of the Guptas during March 2022; you can read that article by clicking on this link: https://www.voanews.com/a/interpol-issues-red-notices-for-gupta-brothers-wanted-in-south-africa-/6467083.html

You will ask me: “What is a Red Notice? Isn’t it an international warrant of arrest for a dangerous criminal? The answer is an emphatic NO – it is not an international warrant of arrest. Well – what then this RED NOTICE? I quote from Interpol’s website:

“What is a Red Notice? A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.

It contains two main types of information: Information to identify the wanted person, such as their name, date of birth, nationality, hair and eye colour, photographs and fingerprints if available.

Information related to the crime they are wanted for, which can typically be murder, rape, child abuse or armed robbery.

Red Notices are published by INTERPOL at the request of a member country, and must comply with INTERPOL’s Constitution and Rules. A Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant. “ [My cursive and red.]

A Red Notice is an international wanted persons notice, but it is not an arrest warrant. [Click on this link: https://www.interpol.int/How-we-work/Notices/Red-Notices and it will take you straight to Interpol’s literature about this thing that is on everybody’s lips in South Africa.] When you are on the website, you may just as well watch the video explaining what a Red Notice is.

To view Red Notices, and to read about the type of person that is the subject thereof click on this link: https://www.interpol.int/How-we-work/Notices/View-Red-Notices There are photos as well just to satisfy your curiosity. And the Gupta’s are in that “illustrious” company.

Photos taken from Interpol Red Notice website. Surprisingly there are women

on this Red Notice list as well.

Please don’t jump for joy when you read about their provisional arrest – they have not been extradited to the RSA and they were not found guilty of any crime whatsoever. The best I can say [and I am happy to say it] is that the legal processes [and most probably other processes whether legal or not] are going ahead. We can be sure that they, and probably Zuma’s sphere of influence, will also be looking into this lot. Stay tuned and please write me an e-mail to tell me what do you think?

My e-address is: neelscoertse@wirelessza.co.za or my gmail account is cjcoertse.law@gmail.com

Thank you for reading thus far.