SAFA boss Danny Jordaan asks court to remove 72-hour notification bail condition
Jordaan was granted bail of R20,000 last year but was allowed to retain his passport to execute his duties as president of the South African Football Association (SAFA).
Jordaan appeared at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Palm Ridge on Wednesday afternoon. His two co-accused are SAFA chief financial officer, Gronie Hluyo, and businessman, Trevor Neethling. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - Soccer boss Danny Jordaan has now asked the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court to remove the bail condition that requires him to alert the investigating officer 72 hours before he travels.
Jordaan was granted bail of R20,000 last year but was allowed to retain his passport to execute his duties as president of the South African Football Association (SAFA).
The bail remains valid despite the withdrawal of three charges related to theft against him earlier.
He still faces charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and fraud.
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Legal counsel for Jordaan says it is not always possible to abide by the bail condition that requires the accused to provide the investigating officer with a written itinerary three days before travel.
Advocate Norman Arendse asked the court to remove the condition altogether.
"He remains a special advisor to the president of CAF and to the executive, and sometimes arrangements have to be made at short notice and it's not possible to stick to that 72-hour arrangement. He’s not going to go anywhere and it should just be removed."
The State opposed the request while Magistrate Sheron Soko-Rantao objected to the accused’s failure to file a proper application before the court.
The bail application was heard by a different presiding officer. Soko-Rantao says she would need to familiarise herself with the application and the reasons that led to the bail condition.