Auditing giant Deloitte says it is unaware of any evidence of criminal conduct by Gavin Kruger during his time as the firm's lead partner at Tongaat Hulett when major fraud took place between 2015 and 2018.
Kruger was released on bail after appearing in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday. He was joined by former Tongaat CEO Peter Staude, ex-CFO Murray Munro, former managing director of Tongaat Hulett Developments Michael Deighton, ex-Tongaat Hulett Developments planning director Rory Wilkinson, Kamasagrie Singh and Samantha Shukia. They are charged with fraud relating to sales of the sugar producer’s land.
"Deloitte is currently not aware of any evidence that may indicate unethical or criminal conduct on the part of Mr Kruger," the audit firm said.