Moroadi Cholota who is former PA of then Free State premier, Ace Magashule is facing charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering. She’s amongst the 17 accused in the 255 million rands asbestos case.The State is expected to respond today in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court to the bail application of former personal assistant to ex-Free State Premier Ace Magashule.made her first court appearance on Monday.
During her bail application, she submitted that the state had a weak case against her. In her affidavit, she declared that she is confident that she will not be found guilty of the charges levelled against her. NPA spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane says, “As you would remember the accused did not voluntarily come into the country. She had to be collected through extradition processes. So, as the National Prosecuting Authority, we’re of the view that the accused cannot be released on bail, we still to provide the court with the reasons why, we believe she shouldn’t be released on bail.”