Angelo Agrizzi was the chief operating officer of

Bosasa Bosasa was a South African company specialising in providing services to government, most notably prison services. It was controversial for its involvement in corruption allegations exposed during the Zondo Commission of Inquiry. It consisted ...

, a South African logistics company, until 2016. He is best known for his testimony to the

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, during which he

blew the whistle A whistleblower (also written as whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whi ...

on the corrupt relationship between Bosasa and members of the

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and governing

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(ANC). His testimony followed a press statement released on the night of 21 August 2018, in which Agrizzi said that he had decided to "provide comprehensive details" about "racketeering, corruption and money laundering that I have been aware of over the last 18 years" at Bosasa. Agrizzi grew up in

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in the former

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. His family immigrated to South Africa from Italy. He is currently facing criminal corruption and bribery charges in connection with his time at Bosasa.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) South African businesspeople Corruption in South Africa South African whistleblowers {{DEFAULTSORT:Agrizzi, Angelo