Leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church and self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri says he and his wife will only return to South Africa if government ensures their safety and the investigating officers in their case recuse themselves.
“As earlier said, this is the same team that earlier lodged complaint against and, also, opened cases against. I won’t have a fair trial with their continued involvement,” reads Bushiri’s statement in part.
The couple defied their bail conditions and fled to their home country Malawi. They were arrested last month on charges of fraud, money laundering and theft worth more than R102 million.
The couple’s lawyer, Terrence Baloyi confirmed their departure.