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Binny's banker in South Africa?
He has been hounded through one country after another, but hopes to find peace and safety in South Africa. Libya believes that Ibrahim Tantoush has links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, and years ago stole a substantial amount of gold "to finance terrorist activities abroad". But Tantoush says the world after 9/11 is a hostile place for Arab Muslims and that South Africa is his last hope of finding a home. He says Libya has fabricated the gold-theft charge. Yesterday Tantoush looked out of place in the dock of the Pretoria Magistrate's Court. The unassuming engineer walked into court with a big plastic bag, and out again R8 000 in bail money poorer - but free for now. Tantoush was arrested in February after Libya asked for his extradition.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-04-21 |
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