A 40-year-old Mdantsane man, who allegedly made death threats and allegations regarding a hit on a senior government official and a politician, will have to wait until Thursday before he can make a formal bail application.
Sithembele April today made his first court appearance after he was arrested on Friday on allegations that he had called various unnamed politicians and threatened them with death, while he had also allegedly “warned” a senior government official and a Buffalo City Metro councillor of alleged hits against them.
The Dispatch understands that April was arrested by the Hawks just hours after he had called a senior Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) official last Thursday, warning him of an alleged plot to assassinate him, a plot he alleged was masterminded by an axed ECDC board member.
Death threat accused bail bid delayed
Sithembele April today made his first court appearance after he was arrested on Friday on allegations that he had called various unnamed politicians and threatened them with death, while he had also allegedly “warned” a senior government official and a Buffalo City Metro councillor of alleged hits against them.
The Dispatch understands that April was arrested by the Hawks just hours after he had called a senior Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) official last Thursday, warning him of an alleged plot to assassinate him, a plot he alleged was masterminded by an axed ECDC board member.
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