Magudumana previously reserved her right to bail pending the outcome to have her arrest and extradition from Tanzania declared unlawful.
the decision and on 18 July 2023, Judge Loubser rejected the argument presented by Magudumana’s lawyer that his client can never consent to “an illegality” for her return when she told police that she wanted to go back to South Africa to see her children.
The court found that the process used to bring Magudumana back to the country was extradition “without due process” rather than a deportation. Loubser added that Magudumana’s rights were not violated when she was extradited and threw out Magudumana’s appeal application with costs.Magudumana is facing charges of fraud, corruption, arson, violation of a body and defeating the ends of justice for her alleged role in the prison escape of Bester.
The other accused involved in the escape include: Magudumana’s father Zolile Cornelius Sekeleni, former G4S employees Senohe Matsoara, Buti Masukela, Tieho Frans Makhotsa, Nastassja Jansen, Joel Maketha, Moeketsi Ramolula, Thabang Meir, Integriton CCTV technician Teboho James Lipholo and Zando Moyo, and a Zimbabwean national who allegedly helped Magudumana claim a body under false pretences.
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