By Johnathan Paoli
Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane, a prominent church leader linked to the International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC), and two others have been arrested in a dramatic development that has sent shockwaves through legal and religious sectors.
The Directorate of Priority Crimes (Hawks) confirmed late on Tuesday that the arrests stem from an investigation into alleged attempts to improperly influence a civil case before the Pretoria High Court.
Phahlane, appointed to the bench in 2021, was taken into custody alongside her son.
The third and fourth suspects, Michael Sandlana and Vusi Ndala, have also been arrested.
Sandlana, long identified as one of the claimants in the IPHC’s bitter succession dispute, is also facing separate fraud and murder allegations.
The latest charges relate to allegations that Phahlane received more than R2 million in bribes in exchange for delivering favourable rulings in the long-running battle for leadership of the
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