South Africa: Politicians in Harksen Fraud Probe

Cape Town — Prominent politicians in the Western Cape are being investigated for fraud, corruption and money-laundering by the Scorpions, part of a probe into the affairs of German fugitive Jürgen Harksen.

There is also a possibility that the Asset Forfeiture Unit might seize the assets of those involved, but Scorpions spokesman Sipho Ngwema said that "we only comment on Asset Forfeiture cases once they have been brought".

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