Douglas Eugene Moyo, a Zimbabwean national facing a fraud charge in South Africa, was granted bail by the Gauteng High Court after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court denied his initial application. The high court criticized the lack of evidence presented by the state and found that the charge was likely malicious, stemming from a dispute over church funds.
Picture: iStockDouglas Eugene Moyo turned to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after the Randburg Magistrate’s Court refused his initial bail application.
He highlighted the absence of a response from the investigating officer addressing Moyo’s version and criticised the magistrate’s conclusion that the state had a strong“There is nothing on the record that indicates what the state’s case really is, but there is a fundamentally coherent allegation from Mr Moyo that the complaint against him is malicious,” Wilson wrote in hisThe state argued that Moyo, being a Zimbabwean national, posed a flight risk.
The permit was issued under section 11 of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002, which provides for the issuance of temporary residence permits to spouses of South African citizens and permanent residents.
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