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Wouter Basson:Lengthy trial expected

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You are in: World: AfricaTuesday, 25 January, 2000, 11:42 GMT

Apartheid scientist faces fraud

charge

Testimony that apartheid scientist WouterBasson defrauded the South AfricanGovernment of millions of dollars waspresented as his trial resumed on Monday.

Dr Basson, who headed the previous SouthAfrican Government's chemical and biologicalweapons programme, is on trial in thePretoria High Court on charges relating tomurder, drugs and fraud.

Forensic auditor Hendrik Bruwer, a key statewitness, submitted to the court an 800-pagereport on a six-year investigation into DrBasson' activities.

Mr Bruwer's testimony,expected to last forthree weeks, is said toinvolve the acquisitionof assets bycompanies owned orcontrolled by DrBasson.

The auditor'sinvestigation took himto the United States,the United Kingdom,Belgium, Switzerland, Croatia andLuxembourg.

Bizarre testimony

Dr Basson's trial, which was adjourned inDecember, has heard gruesome andsometimes bizzare testimony regarding theapartheid state's attempts to eliminate orpacify its political enemies.

Witnesses have told the court that the doctorhad been involved in the manufacture ofillegal drugs such as ecstacy to help controlangry crowds.

The trial follows hearings by the Truth and

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