CSA charges Tsotsobe under Anti-Corruption Code

Cricbuzz understands that approximately 95% of all evidence has been gathered by CSA's anti-corruption unit, but that the threat of prison time has a way of concentrating the mind. "People here [in South Africa] don't want to go to jail," said the source. "It terrifies them. So who knows, perhaps new evidence will come to light?"
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...and so it should.
 
Bodi pleads 'guilty' to fixing, begs court for mercy

Cape Town - Gulam Bodi has become the first South African sportsperson to be criminally convicted of match-fixing.
Bodi appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court on Friday where, according to Netwerk24, he pleaded guilty to eight charges of corruption.
Bodi begged the court for forgiveness.
"The accused pleads to the mercy of the court. He fully understands the seriousness of his offences and begs the state for forgiveness," the Afrikaans website quoted the former opening batsman as saying in a written statement.
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More at: https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/bodi-criminally-convicted-of-fixing-begs-for-mercy-20181103
 
Bodi faces possible 15 years for match-fixing

Former Proteas batsman Gulam Bodi, 39, cut a lonely figure as he stood in the dock in court 13 at the Pretoria specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday.

Sporting a red T-shirt and jeans, Bodi nervously glanced around the courtroom before proceedings began.
He was a shadow of the man of his days as one of the most lethal batsman in the country, looking worn out and drained, with tears running down his face.

As proceedings started, Bodi clasped his hands together and tucked them behind his back, as magistrate Nicola Setshogoe began reading out the corruption charges he was facing.

The former Titans, Lions and Dolphins cricketer glanced down at his feet as magistrate Setshogoe informed Bodi that he potentially faced a minimum of 15 years behind bars for the crimes he committed.

Despite the lengthy prison term he could face as a first-time offender, Bodi told the court yesterday he pleaded guilty to all eight corruption charges.
He is being charged under a little-known act, the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, which makes provision for the prosecution of corrupt behaviour within sporting events.
The act was introduced after the 2000 match-fixing saga involving the late Hansie Cronje.
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More at: https://www.iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/bodi-faces-possible-15-years-for-match-fixing-17758269
 
Tough innings for Bodi while sentencing looms

Former Proteas batsman Gulam Bodi will have to wait until May before hearing his fate after court proceedings were halted this week.
Bodi faces a minimum of 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to eight charges of corruption relating to match-fixing.

The former Titans, Lions and Dolphins cricketer appeared in the Pretoria specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, where sentencing was set to take place.

However, magistrate Nicola Setshogoe was forced to delay sentencing when Bodi’s lawyer withdrew from the case.

“Sentencing procedures were meant to get under way today, but unfortunately I had to withdraw as Bodi’s attorney of record due to a number of reasons,” said Sinenhlanhla Mnguni, Bodi’s former lawyer.

“Bodi’s financial position, especially with the ban, means that it is very difficult for him to retain the services of a private attorney, so it’s something that didn’t come as a surprise to him.”

Bodi is being charged under the little-known Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, which makes provision for the prosecution of corrupt behaviour in sporting events.
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More at: https://www.iol.co.za/saturday-star/tough-innings-for-bodi-while-sentencing-looms-19139754
 
However, magistrate Nicola Setshogoe was forced to delay sentencing when Bodi’s lawyer withdrew from the case.
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This does not bode well for Bodi.
 
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