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

26 August 2019 - 09:00
By Jeff Wicks
Tim Marsland was denied bail in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Image: Gallo Images/ IStock Tim Marsland was denied bail in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Friday.

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.