ISRAELI MOST SOUGHT IN COURT TO
SET HIS EXTRADITION PROCESS IN MOTION AND TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES
A man sought by the Israeli Government on charges of murder and attempted murder appeared at the Randburg Magistrates’ Court for extradition proceedings to begin.
The man has been on the Interpol’s Red Notice since 2015 and in 2019, the South African authorities received the extradition application from Israeli authorities.
The Israeli national was arrested at a Bryanston home together with seven people during a multi-disciplinary operation by Interpol and various units of the South African Police Service.
The accused will be back in court on Monday 21 November 2022 for the State to join the remaining seven suspects to the criminal case against the Israeli, wherein he faces charges of possession of drug, possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition as well as possession of prohibited firearms.
The case of the Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal grouping called the Abergil Organisation was held in camera at the Randburg magistrate’s court on Friday.
An official believed to be from Interpol requested the media contingent to leave the courtroom, insisting the proceedings were being held in camera.
Members of the media only caught a glimpse of the 46-year-old grey-haired suspect with neatly cut hair.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane told journalists the court would deal with the matter in two stages.
