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The church leader of the Enlightened Christian Encounter, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, turned himself in to the Hawks after his wife, Mary, was arrested Monday afternoon, church spokesman Ephraim Nyondo confirmed.
In a statement Tuesday, Nyondo said the Hawks’ attorneys had asked the couple to discuss an investment in connection with the Rising Estate, which is an international property development and investment company.
“The Hawks informed the attorneys for our leaders, the Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and the prophetess Mary Bushiri, on Monday afternoon that they are requesting the couple to come to their office at 11:00 am accompanied by their attorneys to discuss a subject related to an investment related to a company. called Rising Estate, ”he said.
Nyondo went on to say, “The Prophet and the lawyers were preparing for the 11 am appointment, when the Hawks went to their home before the appointment and arrested the Prophet’s wife alone.
“The Prophet heads to the Hawks office to turn himself in. He believes in the country’s justice system and he will comply with everything that the law requires him to do until this war is over. “
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He added that a criminal investigation is already underway in this regard.
“As the matter is still under criminal investigation, we have been warned not to look into this matter further.”
Hawks spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi said The citizen that the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) would issue a statement on the case.
Meanwhile, the Hawks released a statement Tuesday confirming that two couples have been arrested in connection with fraud and money laundering worth R102 million.
According to the statement, one of the four suspects arrested is a pastor.
Since then, the first couple have appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates Court. His case was postponed until October 30 to request a formal bond.
The second couple, arrested Tuesday, were seized by police separately. The 39-year-old wife was arrested at her home, while her 37-year-old husband tried to evade arrest. Eventually, he turned himself in to the Silverton police, allegedly armed with “an entourage of lawyers.”
The second couple is expected to appear soon in Pretoria Magistrates Court.
It is not yet clear whether Bushiri turning himself in to the police has anything to do with the aforementioned arrests.
Colonel Katlego Mogale could not confirm whether the pastor arrested for the money laundering scheme was Bushiri.
This is a developing story. The article will be updated once more information is received.
(Compiled by Molefe Seeletsa. Additional reporting by Nica Richards)
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