Peet Viljoen will remain in custody at the Kgosi Mampuru Prison.
Peet Viljoen faces 400 charges, including fraud, corruption, theft, forgery and uttering, linked to an alleged R27 million property fraud scheme. Viljoen, full name Petrus Jacobus Viljoen, appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday.
The charges stem from allegations that between January and March 2010, Viljoen and five other suspects, who have not yet appeared in court, fraudulently sold 46 properties belonging to the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) to individuals and companies without the municipality's knowledge.
According to the allegations, forged documents were used to facilitate the transfers. These included sale agreements, City of Johannesburg and Joburg Property Company resolutions, powers of attorney, affidavits and applications submitted in terms of Section 68(1) of the regulations under the Deeds Act.
It is further alleged that Viljoen paid gratification to a deputy registrar employed by the Department of Land Affairs to secure the registration of the transfer deeds.
