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IPHC leader Michael Sandlana.
The leader of a breakaway faction of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC), Michael Sandlana, is expected to apply for bail in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria.
Sandlana is charged alongside Pretoria High Court Judge Portia Phahlane, her son Kagiso, and his spokesperson Vusi Ndala in a corruption and money-laundering case.
They face 18 counts related to the allegations. The state is opposing bail.
It is alleged that Sandlana paid Judge Phahlane R2 million for a favourable ruling in the church’s succession dispute.
Judge Phahlane and the two co-accused were granted bail last week, while Sandlana remained in custody pending further investigations, including a pending case in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court.
According to the Hawks, Sandlana resisted arrest and caused a commotion when ordered to comply with the police.
The video below is reporting on the previous court appearance:
