Overview
- Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen remains in custody at Kgosi Mampuru II after being arrested on arrival at OR Tambo Airport following deportation from the United States on June 16.
- Prosecutors placed a 458‑page investigating affidavit and annexures on the record and relied on a chartered accountant’s analysis that identified about R7,921,158.31 in transfers to Viljoen’s bank accounts.
- The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court postponed the bail hearing to July 23 so the defence can file a replying affidavit by July 21 and fully review the state’s evidence.
- Crowdfunding efforts to raise R400,000 for Viljoen’s legal fees were closed by BackaBuddy and eligible donations are being refunded after the platform reviewed the campaigns.
- Viljoen faces roughly 400 charges tied to the alleged 2010 fraudulent transfer of 46 Johannesburg Property Company properties valued at about R27–27.6 million and has signalled plans to sue the NPA for R500 million while contesting the state’s flight‑risk claims.