 Court Interdicts Payment to Lawyer Implicated in Multi-Million Fraud Port Elizabeth. The Mphatha High Court has granted an interdict to stop payments of almost R-40 million to an Eastern Cape attorney who was arrested for fraud relating to medical legal claims exceeding R-90 million. Head of the Special Investigating Unit, Sue, in the Eastern Cape, Advocate Andy Muthabi, welcomed the court order handed down on Tuesday which saw the freezing of payment to Zouko Nanksuva from Nanksuva incorporated attorneys. Sue head of communications, Nazreen Pander, said Nanksuva was recently arrested and charged with fraudulent medical legal claims lodged with the Eastern Cape Health Department. Nankshambhaz arrest followed on an intensive investigation by the Sue and the Eastern Cape Department of Health. Pander said the investigation revealed a number of fraudulent medical legal claims after which the Sue, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Hawks, and National Prosecuting Authority, and PA, collaborated and ensured that the attorney was arrested. The attorney was released on R-80 000 bail. Following his release he called the sheriff in Centurion, Gaten, demanding payments of R-26 million and R-13 million. This was brought to the attention of the head of Sue, Adv. Andy Muthabi who swiftly instructed the Sue legal team to work with the Eastern Cape Department of Health and the Gaten Sheriff to initiate a legal process to stop these further payments. Pander said the investigation into fraudulent medical legal claims was ongoing and based on the evidence gathered thus far, more arrests were expected. It was revealed during the provincial budget speech on Tuesday that the Eastern Cape Department of Health is facing medical legal claims estimated at around R-23 billion, while the department has already spent R-6 30 million on medical malpractice claims during the 2018-19 financial year.