Michael Lomas, 79, is sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after pleading guilty to bribery related to Eskom’s Kusile power station scandal. According to reports, the court issues a 15-year prison sentence that is wholly suspended for five years. Prosecutors and the court process are linked to allegations that Lomas funnels more than R2.6 million in bribes to two senior Eskom managers connected to the R1.4 billion Kusile project. The guilty plea leads to the suspended term rather than immediate incarceration. The case centres on the alleged transfer of money as part of unlawful conduct involving senior personnel at Eskom and the Kusile construction programme. Multiple accounts describe the same outcome and key figures: the total bribe amount exceeding R2.6 million, the involvement of two senior managers, and the Kusile project’s cited value of R1.4 billion. The sentencing takes place in Johannesburg, with the suspension period set at five years.
Michael Lomas receives suspended 15-year sentence in Eskom bribery case
Michael Lomas, 79, is sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after pleading guilty to bribery related to Eskom’s Kusile power station scandal. According to reports, the court issues a 15-...
- Michael Lomas, 79, pleads guilty to bribery charges in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
- The court imposes a 15-year prison sentence that is wholly suspended for five years.
- The case involves allegations that Lomas funnels more than R2.6 million in bribes.
- The bribes are said to be paid to two senior Eskom managers.
- The bribery allegations are linked to Eskom’s Kusile power station project, described as involving R1.4 billion.
Michael Lomas, 79, was handed a 15-year sentence, wholly suspended for five years, in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday after pleading guilty to funnelling more than R2.6m in bribes to two senior Eskom managers in the R1.4bn Kusile power station scandal.
2 hours agoMichael Lomas, 79, was handed a 15-year sentence, wholly suspended for five years, in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday after pleading guilty to funnelling more than R2.6m in bribes to two senior Eskom managers in the R1.4bn Kusile power station scandal.
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