By Johnathan Paoli
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has granted murder-accused businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe bail of R400 000, overturning an earlier ruling by the Alexandra Regional Court.
In delivering judgment, Judge Brad Wanless ruled that the state had failed to present any substantive evidence that releasing Molefe on bail would undermine the interests of justice.
“This court finds that the opposition of [the state] to the appellant for not being granted bail is not based on any real evidence,” Wanless said, adding that the state’s case rested heavily on speculation and circumstantial claims.
Molefe, 61, is accused of orchestrating the November 2022 murders of popular music producer and nightclub owner Oupa John Sefoka, better known as DJ Sumbody, and his bodyguards, Sibusiso Mokoena and Sandile Myeza.
He faces five separate murder charges across multiple cases, including the killing of civil engineer Armand Swart, whose company had uncovered a
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