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Sevier v S (Bail Appeal) (A(B)03/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 161 (25 March 2025)
Bail pending extradition was refused where the court found the appellant lacked credibility, used fraudulent passport stamps, and posed a high flight risk.
Georgiev v S (Appeal) (CA&R 226/2024) [2024] ZAECMKHC 149 (30 December 2024)
The magistrate erred by applying the legal test for bail pending appeal after conviction and sentence, rather than the correct framework under the Extradition Act. Prospects of success in the appeal are not a prerequisite for bail under section 13(3) of the Act; the interests of justice are paramount. The appellant's compliance with previous bail conditions, his ties to South Africa, and the absence of evidence that he would abscond support the conclusion that he is not a flight risk. The State's reliance on previous conduct was not properly put to the appellant in cross-examination, and the…
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Lewis-Springfield v S (CA&R40/2022) [2022] ZANCHC 54 (4 October 2022)
The court found that the magistrate was empowered under section 9(2) of the Extradition Act to entertain bail pending extradition enquiry. The conduct alleged against the appellant, though termed 'International Parental Kidnapping' in the United States, corresponds to offences such as kidnapping, contempt of court, and child abduction under South African law, particularly given the existence of a custody order and the provisions of the Children’s Act and Hague Convention. The magistrate had sufficient information to consider the bail application, and the appellant failed to satisfy the court…
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Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape v Mhlanga N.O. and Another; Tucker v Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape (19434/17; A37/18) [2022] ZAWCHC 184; [2022] 4 All SA 332 (WCC); 2023 (1) SACR 245 (WCC) (16 September 2022)
The High Court held that the magistrate had no power, either at common law or under statute, to reconsider or refer the extradition order for review under s 304(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act, as extradition proceedings are not criminal trials and the magistrate was functus officio after making the 2017 order. The remittal order only allowed the magistrate to receive evidence on media coverage and discriminatory features of British law for the Minister's consideration, not to revisit extraditability or admit new challenges. The magistrate's judgment and referral were arbitrary, vitiated by…
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Freedendal v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another (15423 / 2020) [2021] ZAWCHC 28; 2021 (1) SACR 634 (WCC) (18 February 2021)
The High Court refused interim release and a stay of extradition, holding the applicant’s detention lawful pending review and not justified by health or humanitarian grounds.
Tucker v S (A437/2017) [2018] ZAWCHC 8 (15 January 2018)
The High Court held that an extradition bail appeal is civil in nature and could not be heard by a single judge; the appeal was postponed for hearing by two judges.
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