The lawyer representing a Zimbabwean businessman arrested on Thursday by Interpol wants the Randburg Magistrate's Court to order his client's immediate release. This was after a Zimbabwean court cancelled Frank Buyanga Sadiqi's warrant of arrest on Monday.
The 43-year-old Sadiqi was arrested last week by Interpol South Africa and the National Intervention Unit at an upmarket hotel in Sandton. Mafu said he had a discussion with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution on Tuesday, but it would need to confirm the Zimbabwean court order through diplomatic channels before the case sits before a magistrate in Randburg.
In a statement, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said Sadiqi allegedly kidnapped his next of kin and brought him to South Africa."A warrant of arrest was immediately issued by Zimbabwean authorities, after which Interpol Harare also issued a red notice." Following his arrest last week, his legal representative filed papers in a Zimbabwean court arguing the warrant was invalid in terms of the law.In court papers, Sadiqi's other lawyer, Admire Rubaya, argued a Zimbabwean magistrate had in June 2021 confirmed the police officer who subscribed to the application, or the deponent was a sergeant.
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