Convicted fugitive Nandipha Magudumana is taking her extradition fight to South Africa’s highest court after suffering another legal setback in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA).
Magudumana has now approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to overturn the SCA ruling that dismissed her challenge against her arrest in Tanzania and return to South Africa. The SCA also ordered her to pay legal costs.
Her legal team argues that the process used to bring her back to South Africa was unlawful and violated her constitutional rights. Magudumana has maintained throughout the case that she was improperly detained in Tanzania before being handed over to South African authorities.
The matter stems from the dramatic escape of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester from Mangaung Correctional Centre in 2022, a case that sparked national outrage and exposed serious security failures within the prison system.
Magudumana is facing several charges linked to the escape, including fraud, corruption and assisting Bester to evade justice.
The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that it will oppose the Constitutional Court application, insisting that the extradition process complied with legal requirements and that the SCA ruling should stand
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