📨ANC Northern Cape chair John Block's rearrest by the Hawks for R420 million fraud comes while serving a 15-year jail sentence for corruption and money laundering at Upington Correctional Centre🚔💨 JohnBlock crimeinsa TheCitizenNews Read more⬇️
Picture File: Former ANC Northern Cape chair John Block appears in the Kimberley High Court on October 14, 2015. Photo: Gallo Images/Beeld/Emile Hendriks. Northern Cape chair John Block in connection with allegations of fraud.
Block, who is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for corruption and money laundering at Upington Correctional Centre, was apprehended on Tuesday morning by theHawks spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi confirmed that the 55-year-old was arrested in connection with fraud allegations relating to a R420 million tender dating back to 2003.The tender in question relates to the construction of a new mental health facility in Kimberley, which initially carried a budget of R290 million.
Block was convicted of corruption and handed a 15-year jail sentence in 2015 for using his political influence to solicit bribes while serving as a Northern Cape official. It wasn’t until November 2018 that he began serving time, as his numerous appeals proved unsuccessful.
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