/ 7 July 2000

CAA CHIEF GETS HIS LICENCE BACK

THE Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Thursday ordered that suspended Civil Aviation Authority chief Trevor Abrahams be given back his pilot licence, passport and other personal documents. CAA spokeswoman Merle O’Brien said the documents were returned to Abrahams after the prosecutor initially failed to provide a basis for the charges of fraud, corruption, defeating the ends of justice and contravention of the Aviation Act against him. His case was postponed to October 2. Abrahams was arrested last week on above mentioned charges and was released on 30000 bail on Friday.