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The Bushiris fled the country last week, claiming they feared for their lives.
FILE: Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary. Image: facebook.com/shepherdbushiriministries
JOHANNESBURG – The government cannot offer guarantees or deadlines as it begins the process for the fugitives Sheperd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to be extradited from Malawi after they left the country in defiance of their bail conditions.
The Bushiri fled the country last week, claiming they feared for their lives.
They face charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.
It is still unclear how the couple managed to escape the authorities and cross into another country.
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that without any record of the Bushiri leaving the country, the only explanation is that they crossed the border illegally.
“If he crossed the border illegally, I cannot hide that we are not fighting to build a structure to manage the borders.”
Victor Shale is from the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa. He said that this was a great embarrassment to the South African government.
“It raises a lot of questions about our criminal justice system, we are really waiting to see how the government is going to handle this. I don’t think this was a big fight for him. We have seen it during the Grace Mugabe scandal and it repeats itself again.” .
Meanwhile, Bushiri told his supporters that he would surrender to law enforcement in Malawi on Monday.
He states that he was not fleeing prosecution: “I have also instructed my lawyers that on Monday they must make an urgent request in the courts of South Africa for the bond not to be revoked, as I came here only to request government intervention. Malawi to consider these issues as they will lead to a fair trial. “
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