The Palm Ridge Magistrates Court has denied Pastor Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng and his bodyguard, Vincent Baloyi, bail.
The court however released Motsoeneng’s son, Revival, on warning.
“Applicant one and two, have not discharged the honours that rest on them and have not amassed any evidence which has satisfied this court that it is in the interest of justice that they be admitted granted bail.
Applicant number three, there’s no basis that he should be detained up until the finalisation of this matter and therefore the court shall grant his release from custody.
Applicant one and two, your application for bail is hereby denied., you shall remain in custody,” ruled Magistrate Katlego Mokoena.
Revival’s conditions are that he must not have direct or indirect contact with the witnesses, visit the school where the incident occurred, and only contact the maternal grandmother and aunt.
The three are facing charges related to the incident that happened at Matsediso Primary School in Katlehong two weeks ago.
This after a surfaced showing the three accused brandishing dangerous weapons before allegedly forcefully removing two learners from the school premises.
They face a string of charges including kidnapping, possession of dangerous weapons and of unlicensed firearms, possession of prohibited firearms, assault by way of threat, pointing of firearms, discharging of a firearm and malicious damage to property.
The three have pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The case was postponed to 21st October.
