A luxury Hartbeespoort property worth about R6 million has been frozen by the NPA pending forfeiture proceedings in an alleged corruption and money laundering case involving Judge Phahlane.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured a High Court preservation order freezing a luxury Hartbeespoort property valued at about R6 million which it alleges was purchased using proceeds of corruption and money laundering linked to a case involving Judge Portia Dipuo Phahlane.
Phahlane was previously released on R50,000 bail after being arrested by the Hawks on allegations of accepting a multi-million rand bribe linked to a long-running church leadership dispute.
The order, obtained through the NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and granted by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, places the property under the control of a curator bonis pending forfeiture proceedings.
It also prohibits anyone with knowledge of the order from selling, transferring or otherwise dealing with the property while legal processes continue.
