Krejcir wins bid for medical attention

Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir will receive treatment at a private hospital.

FILE: Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir will receive treatment at a private hospital. Picture: Christa van der Walt/EWN.

Eyewitness News | 2113 days ago

JOHANNESBURG - The South Gauteng High Court has ordered that Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir be taken to a private hospital to receive urgent medical treatment.

Krejcir's lawyers approached the court late on Sunday night claiming he could suffer organ failure if not treated.

The Czech fugitive was arrested on Friday evening on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping relating to an incident in June.

His lawyers claim he was tortured by the police after he was arrested.

Krejcir himself made a brief appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court behind closed doors and away from the media.

The matter was postponed until Monday for a formal bail application.

Journalists were forced to wait outside the court building as Krejcir appeared inside.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the matter was heard in-camera and armed police officers barricaded the doors while the court building was cleared because of an unspecified security threat.

But the NPA would not say whether there was a specific threat.

Krejcir's co-accused has been named as Desai Luphondo.

Krejcir has been in the headlines in recent weeks after several of his associates were killed in separate incidents in Bedfordview.

Veselin Laganin and Sam Issa were killed in two separate incidents in October while two others, Ronny Bvuma and Jan Charvat, were killed when a bomb went off at Krejcir's Money Point shop on 12 November.

Five others were injured but Krejcir was not on the scene at the time of the blast.

Prior to that, he survived a bizarre attempt on his life when remote-controlled shotguns opened fire on him from behind the number plate of a parked car outside the same shop.

He described the experience as being like something out of a James Bond film.

Last week, Krejcir's assets were seized by the South African Revenue Service and his business manager Ivan Savov was arrested and charged with fraud involving R10 million.

The fugitive also denied recent allegations that he ordered six international hits since his arrival in South Africa.

Krejcir is fighting to avoid extradition to his home country where he has been charged in absentia on a number of counts, including tax fraud and other charges.

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