AHMED Talaat, director and chairman
of ATL Tours, has been granted bail.
He was arrested in January 2014
after more than 40 customers laid
fraud charges against him.
One of the worst affected victims
at that time arrived with 11 friends
in Bangkok only to find that other
than their flights, their R127 000
holiday package booked with
ATL Tours did not exist.
Ahmed was eventually arrested
at the five-star Hyatt Hotel in
Johannesburg in January 2014.
His court case was postponed on
numerous occasions, but he was
never granted bail.
Private Investigator, Andre
Van Wyk, from IRS Forensic
Investigations, confirmed
with TNW that Ahmed had
been granted bail of
R250 000. It is unclear at
this stage if the bail has
been paid. Furthermore,
Ahmed will reportedly be
residing with a complainant
who withdrew her case
against him and will have to
report to Mondeor SAPS on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
