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Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary (in red).
PHOTO: Frennie Shivambu, Gallo Images
The government of Malawi has received a formal extradition request from the self-proclaimed fugitive prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary.
Malawi’s Information Minister Gospel Kazako confirmed to News24 on Friday that the documents have been received.
“We have received the formal request and the Prosecutor’s Office will review it, from there a decision will be made.
“At the moment it is difficult to say more than we have received the formal request,” he said.
Kazako added that this formal request will likely have an effect on the Malawi state’s appeal of the lower court ruling in Lilongwe that led to the couple’s immediate release after the arrest was found to be illegal.
The self-proclaimed prophet and his wife are wanted in South Africa in a fraud and money laundering case before the Central Magistrates Court of Pretoria.
The couple recently fled South Africa after being granted bail of 200,000 rand respectively.
They face charges of fraud, theft and money laundering along with their co-defendants Landiwe Ntlokwana, Zethu Mudolo and Wilah Mudolo.
More to follow.
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