The bail hearing of his two co-accused, meanwhile, has been postponed until March 22.
Mathibela, 33, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate Court last week after handing himself over to the Germiston police on Wednesday morning, following claims that he was sought for running an extortion ring in the township east of Pretoria.
While Mathibela was accompanied by his legal representative when handing himself over to the police, he claimed that he was never issued with the warrant of arrest. Vusi ‘Khekhe’ Mathibela appearing at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court for alleged extortion and intimidation of businesspeople. Picture: Jacques Nelles
But the state argued police had reasonable grounds to arrest him as they believed he committed an offence.
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