South AfricaGovernment of (South African Government) Said on Monday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) In the law enforcement officers Gupta brothers (Gupta Brothers) Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta have been arrested. Former President Jacob Zumana (Jacob Zuma) Friends are accused of using the Gupta brothers to take advantage of their relationship with Zuma and to influence senior appointments in South Africa. However, there has been constant denial from the Gupta brothers.
Following the arrests, South African officials said talks were under way with the UAE over the extradition. The two brothers fled South Africa in 2018 after a judicial commission launched an investigation into the Gupta brothers’ alleged involvement in a corruption case.
He is accused of winning large contracts (lucrative state contracts) and giving financial bribes to influence powerful government appointees.
Allegations of corruption against the Gupta family
Many of the allegations of serious corruption leveled against the brothers of Indian descent are based on their relationship with Jacob Zuma, who has been President of South Africa since 2009. He was briefly ousted after nine years amid allegations of corruption.
The Gupta family has been accused of using their close ties with former President Zuma to gain tremendous political power at all levels of the South African government. He has been accused of winning business contracts, influencing high-profile government appointments and misusing state funds. Former President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family, however, deny any wrongdoing.
After the two brothers fled the country after the case came to light, South Africa negotiated an extradition treaty with the UAE in 2021. The government of President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it expects the Gupta brothers to return from the deal to face charges, but it was not immediately clear after the arrests whether the brothers would return to South Africa.
The close relationship between Gupta and Zuma
At one point, the Gupta family had such a close relationship with Zabak Zuma that a joint term was coined for the two, called Zupta. One of Zuma’s wives, as well as a son and daughter, played key roles in Gupta-controlled companies.
Some of the companies in the Gupta portfolio benefited from various large deals with government departments and state-owned corporations. Government officials also say they were instructed by the family to make direct decisions that advance the brothers’ business interests.
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