Hawks bid to seize Bushiri’s jet

Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s private jet is subject to an application of attachment by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU).

The Hawks said on Sunday the application for the R20m jet was part of the SA government’s investigation into the controversial Malawian pastor and his wife‚ Mary‚ according to news reports.

The founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church and his wife are facing fraud and money laundering charges. The contravention is in relation to exchange control regulations allegedly involving foreign currency of $1.1m (about R15m). They are out on bail and due to return to the Specialised Crime Court in Pretoria in May.

EWN quoted Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi as saying: “Mr Bushiri’s lawyers were handed the documents [from the application to attach the jet]. Unfortunately‚ he is to oppose the application.”–