The bail application for two men implicated in the multimillion-rand kidnapping case of Durban businesswoman Sandra Munsamy has been postponed.
Accused three and four appeared on Tuesday alongside their co-accused in the Durban magistrate's court, where their hopes to have their bail application finalised were dashed.
This was after the state deposed an affidavit by Hawks investigating officer Abraham Sonnekus that cited various reasons why the pair should be denied bail. The Hawks previously made an application to bar the media from identifying or photographing the accused due to the sensitive nature of the case. TimesLIVE reported that accused one and three are South Africans, and accused two and four are Mozambicans. None have been named.
They face charges related to kidnapping, attempted murder, extortion, robbery with aggravated circumstances, and entering and remaining in the country without a valid permit — a count expected to be dropped against the two South Africans after investigators are understood to have verified their citizenship.
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