Ex-State Security Officials Arrested for R5.8 Million Fraud, Money Laundering

Two former senior officials from the State Security Agency (SSA) have been arrested on charges of fraud and money laundering linked to the misappropriation of state funds totaling R5.8 million.

Ntshavheni Makhathana and Matome Ralebipi are accused of siphoning funds that had been allocated to the former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for personal gain. Investigators allege that Ralebipi Properties, a company linked to one of the accused, was used as a front for money laundering. The pair appeared before the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday. According to Investigating Directorate (ID) spokesperson Henry Mamothame, the arrests were carried out by the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate in collaboration with the SSA.

“The NPA’s Investigating Directorate, working closely with the State Security Agency, arrested Ntshavheni Makhathana and Matome Ralebipi, who are former employees of the National Intelligence Agency, on charges of theft and money laundering amounting to approximately R5.8 million. The offences were committed between 2007 and 2010,” Mamothame stated.

Further investigations into the case are ongoing.

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