Septemeber 21, 2021 – Anton Lee action

Below is an extract of a document that has been released publically by Anton Lee to bring the MTI Liquidation parties up to date on actions taken by him and his legal team.

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We have been approached and briefed by Anton and his legal team as to why they are opposing actions that are being taken by certain individuals who are not acting in the interest of the investors.

Please read the content of the statement by Anton Lee - he and his legal team need our support as their intended course of action is in our best interest.

Quote from Anton Lee Statement:

DECLARATION BY MR ANTON LEE THE ORIGINAL APPLICANT IN THE MTI

LIQUIDATION CASE

There have been a number of rumours and fake news pertaining to me firing my legal

team of Coombe Attorneys, and Matthys Potgieter.

Why did I fire my legal team?

It came to my attention that the attorney Matthys Potgieter of Coombe attorneys was

not acting in the best interest of the other investors for various reasons listed below.

• Transparency: Attorney Potgieter failed to make the back office viable to the investors, thereby preventing investors to complete their claims correctly.

• Communication breakdown: Att Potgieter failed to explain the implications of MTI being declared a Ponzi scheme to me. The implications of being declared a Ponzi scheme results in all investors being forced to repay the monies received from MTI, whereafter only they could claim for the MTI estate. 

Thus,MTI being declared a Ponzi Scheme would not be in the investors best interest as a result of all being liable to repay the monies received from MTI.

- Conflict of interest: Att Potgieter is working with Moster Bosman Attorneys, who are acting on behalf of the liquidators; Att Potgieter is benefiting directly from work given to him by the liquidators.

• Questionable activities: It also came to my knowledge recently that the law firm of Coombe attorneys has been embroiled in some questionable legal action relating to garnishee orders dating back to 2012 as well as links to loan fraud, https://www.southafricanlawyer.co.za/article/2018/09/attorney-linked-to-loans-fraud-misses-court-appearance  .

• Conflict of interest: Att Potgieter removed Adv Holland from the Cape Bar who brought the original liquidation application, as well as the legal team originally part of the case. Adv Potgieter introduced his friend, Adv Renier Raubenheimer, to replace Adv Holland. 

• Adv Raubenheimer acted for me in the application to have MTI

liquidated but also for the provisional liquidators, together with Adv van Rooyen SC and

Adv Tobie Benadie, to have MTI declared a Ponzi. They were all acting under the same case number.

• Transparency: Adv Renier Raubenheimer did not disclose to me that he was benefitting from enquiries received from the liquidators.

• Conflict of interest:  Adv Tobie Benadie worked with provisional liquidators to have MTI declared a Ponzi scheme; in December 2020 Adv Benadie opposed the application to liquidate MTI.

• Conflict of interest: Adv Tobie Benadie was the person who during December opposed our application to liquidate MTI.

• Conflict of interest: Circa 8/9 January 2021 Adv Benade met with some of the nett winners in Cape Town to act on their behalf. However, he ended on the legal team for the liquidators, requesting to have MTI declared a Ponzi scheme.

• Attorney Potgieter did indicate that he is working with Tygerbergtrust, a fact neither he nor Tygerbergtrust had denied since I sent the letter firing Coombe attorneys

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As the actions of Coombe Attorneys and their association with other individuals were not in the interest of the MTI Investors, I  fired the legal team from Coombe Attorneys.

False allegations have been levelled against me by Mr Herman Bester of Tygerbergtrust, alleging that I was involved in a group opposing the liquidation. This is untrue!

Att Matthys had not been transparent and openly refused to oppose the Ponzi scheme application when I instructed him to do so. He was not acting in the best interest of the investors.

The Ponzi Scheme Objective

The declaration of a Ponzi scheme appears to be a one-sided attempt to drag out the legal process which except for the aforementioned concerns could result in the legal

teams of the liquidators becoming rich on investor funds. If they attempt to hold an inquiry into all nett winners in MTI it will prolong the case, resulting in a similar situation as what happened with Krion.

I have also been advised that the application of the legal team of Coombe Attorneys

and Bosman Mostert Attorneys together with the advocates are based on incorrect information Their refusal to grant access to the investor to the back office is preventing the investors from correctly make claims against MTI.  

Surely it is not in the best interest of us the investors/creditors and Justice.

Regards 

Anton Lee

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22 September 2021 (ref: Finrev)

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Copy of Signed Statement is on the link below:

>> Signed Declaration by Mr Anton Lee << Click here for the full original