Freshlyground member remains in custody over 'fake' visa

TshisaLIVE has confirmed that Freshlyground musician Christian Bakalanga was arrested and taken to Tembisa police station on Friday, after being caught at O.R. Tambo International Airport with an alleged fake visa.

Speaking to TshisaLive on Tuesday, Tembisa police spokesperson Patricia Mgijama confirmed that the guitarist had been stopped by police and home affairs officials at the airport and was arrested for being in possession of the alleged illegal document.

She further confirmed that the artist is still in custody, and will remain so until home affairs confirm the charges against him.

"He is currently in custody and we cannot confirm when he will appear in court. We are still waiting for home affairs to confirm whether he will face a charge of fraud or be deported. Only once that information has been provided to us can we go forward with a court date," Patricia said.

According to a source speaking to Daily Sun, Christian's troubles started when his visa expired. When the Congolese national visited home affairs to try sort it out, he found the queues were "very long" and so turned to a supposed lawyer who helped him get a new visa - which was later found to be invalid.

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The paper added that both Christian and Freshlyground management were not aware that the document was fake and have laid a criminal case against the supposed lawyer.

Attempts to contact Freshlyground management for further comment on the matter were unsuccessful.

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