CAPE TOWN – Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday said they want to see video footage from The Waterkloof Air Force Base as they seek answers on how Shepherd Bushiri and his wife fled the country.The preacher and his wife, Mary, are charged with fraud, theft and money laundering involving R102 million.They were granted bail last week but crossed the border for their home country of Malawi – leading to a warrant of arrest, as well as bail being forfeited and revoked.Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi faced questions from angry MPs about how the Bushiris managed to leave undetected at all points of entry.He refuted claims they fled onboard Malawi President Lazarus Chikwera’s plane from Waterkloof, but MPs are not convinced.Committee chairperson Bongani Bongo has called for security footage to be looked at as part of the investigation.“If we were to get the footage of what happened between the time the plane left and three hours before, all the questions […]
BUSHIRI ESCAPE: MPS DEMAND WATERKLOOF AIR FORCE BASE SECURITY FOOTAGE
