A former police officer has denied giving notorious Mamelodi taxi boss Vusi “Khekhe” Mathibela his passport to travel out of the country, thus violating his bail conditions in the murder case of businessman Wandile Bozwana.
Mathibela, 33, was arrested on a separate matter on March 13 on charges of extortion, intimidation, and assault. He subsequently appeared in the lower court and is still in custody. Mathibela’s lawyer Annelene van den Heever argued that Mathibela had complied with his bail conditions, including handing over his passport and a title deed to his property.
Xulu said the magistrate did not specify that he should confiscate the passport. He insisted the court used the word “produce”, meaning the accused should merely produce the passport to the police.