Winnie Mandela faces fraud charges

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(8 Jul 2002) • • 1. Exterior of Pretoria regional court • 2. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela arriving at court in a car • 3. Winnie talking on the mobile from inside the car • 4. Zinzi Mandela, daughter of Madikizela-Mandela • 5. Cutaway of media • 6. Madikizela-Mandela getting out of car • 7. Madikizela-Mandela walking into court • 8. ANC Women's League arriving at court to support Madikizela-Mandela • 9. Cutaway of media • 10. Onlookers outside court • 11. Madikizela-Mandela supporters singing and dancing outside the courthouse • 12. Bystanders looking on • 13. Media at scene • • STORYLINE: • • The ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela appeared in court on Monday to face fraud and theft charges. • • Madikizela-Mandela, 64, a ruling party legislator, was arrested in October and charged with 85 counts of fraud and theft involving nearly one (m) million rand (100,000 US dollars), before being released on bail. • • The charges stem from an alleged scam to obtain bank loans for nonexistent employees of the African National Congress Women's League, of which Madikizela-Mandela is the president. • • Facing charges alongside Madikizela-Mandela was Addy Moolman, a broker who the prosecution described as her financial advisor. • • Authorities accuse the pair of negotiating a deal with Saambou Bank last year to secure loans for women's league employees. • • They claim sixty people falsely claiming to be women's league employees then obtained loans from the bank, with letters confirming their employment - many of which were signed by Madikizela-Mandela. • • The Prosecution charges that 550-thousand rand (55,000 US dollars) was later deposited into Madikizela-Mandela's personal accounts, which have since been frozen. • • Madikizela-Mandela has denied any wrongdoing, saying she had reported the crime to the police. • • The case, being heard in the Pretoria Regional Court, was postponed until Tuesday after Madikizela-Mandela's lawyer requested more time to access information from the prosecutor. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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