South African police arrested two more suspects in relation to alleged fraud at Steinhoff that led to the near-collapse of the global retailer in 2017.
The two suspects aged between 63 and 67 handed themselves over Friday morning and will appear before the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court later, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation — known as the Hawks — said in a statement.
The will be charged with contravening the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, the Financial Markets Act, the Companies Act, the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
The statement did not provide their names because they have not yet appeared in court.
Former Steinhoff Chief Financial Officer Ben la Grange was jailed for five years in October after pleading guilty to one charge of fraud. A day later, the case against former head of treasury Stehan Grobler was postponed to February 14. Former Chief Executive Officer Markus Jooste died last March.
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