Court denies bail to woman linked to Emfuleni Municipality fraud scandal.
A Gauteng woman linked to the Emfuleni Local Municipality procurement scandal was denied bail by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court.
Janitha van Reenen appeared in court on Monday where her bail application dismissed after the court ruled that she posed a flight risk.
The State opposed her bail application, arguing that van Reenen was likely to interfere with State witnesses and posed a flight risk because her residential address could not be properly verified. It was further argued that her release would not be in the interests of justice.
Magistrate Thizwilondi Mamburu agreed with the State's arguments, stating that van Reenen posed a flight risk and that releasing her would be a miscarriage of justice.
