The High Court of Malawi has overturned a lower court’s decision to extradite Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, to South Africa, ruling that the process was unlawful, unconstitutional, and violated their right to a fair hearing.
Malawi’s court ruled in favour of extraditing Shepherd and Mary Bushiri to South Africa, but the couple has appealed the decision to avoid standing trial.
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A SAPS official and her husband allegedly accepted R500 000 from Bushiri.
Shepherd Bushiri and his wife will hear the verdict on their application to have their arrest deemed constitutionally unlawful, on Monday, 14 December, at a Lilongwe high court.
Bushiri may have a greater reason for fearing extradition to South Africa.
Bushiri says he has faith in the Malawian justice system, as he and his wife handed themselves over to authorities in Lilongwe.