'Cat' Matlala's plea deal collapses

This after Matlala rejected the specialised commercial crimes court's proposal of 12 years direct imprisonment. Matlala had initially agreed to be jailed for 8 years, but the court found that to be too lenient.
Matlala had initially agreed to the plea for the lesser sentence and turning state witness. He had pleaded guilty to charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering in the 228 million rand SAPS contract awarded to his company.

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