Czech fugitive’s tax probe ropes in role-players
A PLAYBOY model. The slickest criminal lawyer in Johannesburg. And a man who died in this week’s bomb blast in Bedfordview.
These are just some of the characters who were called to Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir’s tax inquiry that resulted in the controversial underworld figure losing all his assets this week.
The South African Revenue Services slapped a preservation order on Krejcir, adding to his multiple woes with local authorities. It said after an extensive investigation that Krejcir had “underdisclosed” his taxable income to the tune of R114-million.
Krejcir’s multimillion-rand Bedfordview mansion is under curatorship, as are his cars and motorbikes. One of the witnesses called to the inquiry was Marissa Davidson, also known as Marissa Christopher. She and Krejcir are rumoured to have a personal relationship. She hit the news last year when she posed nude for Playboy magazine.
Also called to the inquiry was lawyer Ian Small-Smith, who has represented Krejcir in many of his run-ins with the law.
Ronny Bvuma, a Krejcir associate killed in the bomb blast, purportedly “bought” a Krejcir company and was also called to testify. But, said SARS, it “has reason to believe Krejcir remains in full control of the business”.
SARS also said in its court papers that it did not believe Krejcir would get asylum in South Africa.—