South Africa

SA ‘fraudster and fugitive’ tries to get out of jail

SA businessman Tim Marsland – alleged to have fleeced nearly R280m from Botswana’s Public Officers Pension Fund – will remain behind bars pending an extradition hearing.

Twenty-four people face charges of fraud, theft and corruption relating to the police service contract for vehicle repairs in 2017.
Twenty-four people face charges of fraud, theft and corruption relating to the police service contract for vehicle repairs in 2017. (Gallo Images/IStock)

SA businessman Tim Marsland – alleged to have fleeced nearly R280m from Botswana’s Public Officers Pension Fund – will remain behind bars pending an extradition hearing.

Marsland’s fresh bid to secure his liberty was stopped in its tracks by the magistrate.

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