{"id":237504,"date":"2012-12-09T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/12\/krejcir-gets-11-years-for-fraud\/"},"modified":"2012-12-09T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T12:19:00","slug":"krejcir-gets-11-years-for-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/12\/09\/krejcir-gets-11-years-for-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Krejcir gets 11 years for fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"spnDate\" class=\"block datestamp\">2012-12-09 14:19<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cape Town &#8211; Convicted Czech criminal Radovan Krejcir has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in his home country for money-laundering, it was reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Weekend Argus reported that Krejcir, who wants refugee status in South Africa, was convicted in absentia on Friday of money-laundering involving R227m.<\/p>\n<p>The sentence was cumulative and involved three convictions in the Czech Republic since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>South African authorities have failed to eject Krecjir from the county or to prosecute him following his arrest here for fraud and armed robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Krecjir entered the country on a false passport in 2007 and is appealing the decision to deny him refugee status.<\/p>\n<p>National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Medupe Simasiku told the newspaper he believed the latest sentence could be used as a tool in the appeal hearing.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said local charges against the Czech had been withdrawn because of a lack of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Krecjir had reportedly said he would appeal the sentencing in his home country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SAPA<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/SouthAfrica\/News\/Krejcir-gets-11-years-for-fraud-20121209\" title=\"Krejcir gets 11 years for fraud\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Krejcir gets 11 years for fraud<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2012-12-09 14:19 Cape Town &#8211; Convicted Czech criminal Radovan Krejcir has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in his home country for money-laundering, it was reported on Sunday. 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