Bushiri Paid R500k Bribe To Flee South Africa, Fresh Details Emerge
It has allegedly been revealed that the controversial self-proclaimed prophet, Bushiri paid an enormous R500 000 bribe to flee South African justice system to his motherland, Malawi.
South African police force revealed that a police brigadier and his wife were responsible for his escape. Bushiri and his wife fled South Africa to their home country a few weeks ago after they were freed on a whooping R200 000 bail after facing money laundering, fraud and theft charges.
Bushiri cited the safety of his family as a major reason for fleeing and made a number of demands that need to be met before he can return to face trial in South Africa. Interestingly, their escape coincidentally happened the same day the Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera left South Africa. Rumours quickly spread that the president had facilitated the prophet’s escape.
But the Malawian government rejected the claims. And after weeks-long investigations over his escape, iHarare has been informed that a 46-year-old police brigadier (name withheld) and his wife (50) handed themselves to the police revealing that they assisted Bushiri to escape the law after he paid them a R500k bribe.
“The pair handed themselves to the team of Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, tasked with the investigation of criminal activities relating to Prophet Shepherd Bushiri.
Their warrants of arrests were authorised yesterday in relation to an amount of R500 000 that was allegedly paid to the brigadier,” the police statement said.
They will be expected to appear in court soon.
In other news, the South African government is finalising the process of extraditing the fugitive prophet back to South Africa.
Shepherd Bushiri is expected back in South Africa late this month, sources have revealed.
Bushiri Paid R500k Bribe To Flee South Africa, Fresh Details Emerge
It has allegedly been revealed that the controversial self-proclaimed prophet, Bushiri paid an enormous R500 000 bribe to flee South African justice system to his motherland, Malawi.
South African police force revealed that a police brigadier and his wife were responsible for his escape. Bushiri and his wife fled South Africa to their home country a few weeks ago after they were freed on a whooping R200 000 bail after facing money laundering, fraud and theft charges.
Bushiri cited the safety of his family as a major reason for fleeing and made a number of demands that need to be met before he can return to face trial in South Africa. Interestingly, their escape coincidentally happened the same day the Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera left South Africa. Rumours quickly spread that the president had facilitated the prophet’s escape.
But the Malawian government rejected the claims. And after weeks-long investigations over his escape, iHarare has been informed that a 46-year-old police brigadier (name withheld) and his wife (50) handed themselves to the police revealing that they assisted Bushiri to escape the law after he paid them a R500k bribe.
“The pair handed themselves to the team of Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, tasked with the investigation of criminal activities relating to Prophet Shepherd Bushiri.
Their warrants of arrests were authorised yesterday in relation to an amount of R500 000 that was allegedly paid to the brigadier,” the police statement said.
They will be expected to appear in court soon.
In other news, the South African government is finalising the process of extraditing the fugitive prophet back to South Africa.
Shepherd Bushiri is expected back in South Africa late this month, sources have revealed.
A police brigadier and her husband are due to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Thursday on charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice in relation to the escape of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary.
Earlier on Thursday morning, the pair handed themselves over to the Hawks team that’s been tasked with investigating Bushiri's alleged crimes in South Africa.
It’s not yet clear how this brigadier and her husband are linked to the case. Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale said: “The warrants of arrest were authorised on Wednesday in relation to an amount of R500,000 that was allegedly paid to the brigadier. The investigation was started as an inquiry and converted to a case docket in February 2020.”
Bushiri and his wife Mary are in Malawi after they fled South Africa last month.
The fugitives had been granted bail ahead of their next court appearance on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.
It’s still unclear how the pair managed to evade authorities and slip into Malawi.
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