El jefe de taxis Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni comparece ante el tribunal por cargos de extorsión

El destacado líder de la industria del taxi en Mpumalanga, Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni, compareció el miércoles ante el Tribunal de Magistrados de Kwaggafontein junto a otros dos coacusados. El grupo enfrenta cargos de extorsión y blanqueo de capitales relacionados con presuntas demandas de pagos por protección a un empresario minero entre 2022 y 2025.

Sibanyoni y sus coacusados, Mvimbi Masilela y Philemon Msiza, fueron detenidos el martes en Pretoria por el Grupo de Tareas Especiales. Se les acusa de exigir ilegalmente más de 2 millones de rands en concepto de pagos por protección y de mover los fondos a través de múltiples cuentas bancarias para blanquearlos.

El Estado se opuso a la libertad bajo fianza y solicitó un aplazamiento de siete días para reunir más pruebas. El abogado de Sibanyoni, el exjefe de la NPA Shaun Abrahams, criticó a la fiscalía por no responder a las llamadas antes de la audiencia.

Sibanyoni, quien ingresó a la industria del taxi en 1985 y ahora opera cerca de 400 taxis, declaró a los periodistas que es inocente. Afirmó que aprovechará su tiempo en prisión para predicar a otros reclusos. El caso regresará al tribunal el viernes ante un nuevo juez presidente.

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