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They are charged with fraud, money laundering and violation of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act worth R 102 million.
Members of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) rallied in support of the self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife Mary Bushiri, who appeared in Pretoria Magistrates Court on October 21, 2020 on charges of fraud and money laundering. Image: Xanderleigh Dookey / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Self-proclaimed prophet Sheperd Bushiri and his wife Mary will be back at Pretoria Central Magistrates Court on Monday for the continuation of their bail application.
They are charged with fraud, money laundering and violation of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act worth R 102 million.
They were arrested last week.
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Bushiri and his wife, as well as his co-defendants, began their request for bail on Friday with their legal team insisting they had done nothing wrong.
Their lawyer, Anneline van den Heever, argued that it would be unfair to keep them in custody.
“The State must act independently and exercise its discretion. When the facts are related to the court, they should be open to the court, present all the facts to the court. They are not there simply to follow the investigating officer’s instructions on bail. “
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The state is expected to explain to the court on Monday why the trio should not be released on bail.
Meanwhile, the Department of Home Affairs is expected to appeal the ruling that prevented the state from withdrawing Bushiri’s permanent residence status in South Africa.
The department wants the couple to clarify the discrepancies in their application.
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