Staff Reporter.
Two more Military Veterans have on Friday been granted R500 bail in the Pretoria Magistrates Court.
They are among the 53 vets who allegedly held Defence Minister Thandi Modise, Presidency Minister Mondli Gungubele and Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla hostage last week.
So far, 42 people have been released this week.
The remaining nine suspects are due to apply for bail after being found to have serious convictions including murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and possession of a firearm.
A total of 53 military veterans were arrested last Friday at St George’s Hotel in Pretoria. They are accused of holding Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, Minister of Defence Thandi Modise, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Thabang Makwetla and other delegates from the Presidency with 10 representatives from the military veterans, hostage.
“The 53 veterans are currently facing one count of conspiracy to kidnap and 26 counts of kidnapping,”said National Prosecuting Authority North Gauteng regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
The matter was postponed to February 1 for the 44 veterans who were released on bail.