Bushiri extradition hearing set for Monday
By Molaole Montsho
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RUSTENBURG, March 5 (ANA) - The extradition hearing against self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, is expected to begin in the Lilongwe Magistrate s Court in Malawi on Monday.
The charismatic preacher and his wife are wanted in South Africa on fraud and money-laundering charges related to an investment scheme valued at about US$7 million.
The couple were arrested in South Africa, but after being granted bail they fled to Malawi, claiming they were not safe in South Africa.
As part of their bail conditions in South Africa they were only allowed to travel within Gauteng and North West provinces until the case had been finalised.
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‘Prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary appear before the CRL Commission last week. African News Agency (ANA)
RUSTENBURG – The Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ruled against the arrest of self-appointed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary, Malawi media reported.
The State made a fresh application seeking a warrant of arrest for the couple, this was after the State withdrew the appeal of the November 20 ruling which was challenging Magistrate Viva Nyimba’s ruling to have the Bushiris attend court by way of summons and not arrest.
Radio station Capital FM Malawi reported that Nyimba ruled that no warrant of arrest should be executed against the couple since they need to appear in court upon being summoned.