Home affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi defended his department on Tuesday when MPs grilled him about the escape of controversial church leader Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary.
Justice minister Ronald Lamola says South African witnesses in the extradition case against self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary are in Malawi this week to give evidence in person.
Bushiri extradition hearing stalls over choice of magistrate in Malawi 08 March 2021 - 12:39 Image: Thulani Mbele
The extradition hearing for self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary in Lilongwe, Malawi, has been postponed to March 15.
Bushiri’s lawyer Terrance Baloyi confirmed in SA on Monday that they wanted the magistrate hearing the matter to recuse himself as he had also earlier issued a warrant of arrest against the Bushiris.
The Bushiris were arrested in SA in October 2020 on charges of money laundering, fraud and theft. They were out on R200,000 bail each when they fled the country.
Should the extradition application be granted, the Bushiris will be returned to SA to face charges.
22 February 2021 - 15:58 Shepherd Bushiri s mother-in-law and daughters were not bound by any travel restrictions, yet were stopped from leaving Malawi. File photo. Image: Shepherd Bushiri/Facebook
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri s daughters and mother-in-law have been prevented from leaving Malawi.
Bushiri’s attorney Wapona Kita confirmed to TimesLIVE that the daughters and their grandmother were on Friday prevented from travelling to Kenya.
“We are still trying to understand why they were blocked from leaving because they have not committed any offence and there are no travel restrictions imposed on them,” he said.
Kita did not divulge further details on why the children and their grandmother were going to Kenya and when they had planned to return to Malawi.