Pretoria - Denis Krejcir, son of controversial fugitive Radovan Krejcir, who apparently now finds himself in the Czech Republic, was not deported from South Africa, but he had to leave as his mother’s permanent residence permit was revoked.
This is according to the Department of Home Affairs, which filed an affidavit with the High Court in Pretoria. This was in response to a plea by Marlene Nezer, who turned to court for an order allowing Denis back in the country.
Nezer described herself as Denis’s life partner and said she had been living with him for over a year at his parents’ Bedfordview home.
The 22-year-old is asking that Denis be allowed to return, pending a host of appeal and review applications against Home Affairs regarding his status in the country.
Denis, his mother Katerina Krejcirova and young brother Damien were due to leave South Africa in December to go on holiday when they were told that they would not be allowed back.
According to Nezer, an immigration officer told Denis he had been classified as a “prohibited person” in terms of the Immigration Act and that he had to leave South Africa, never to return.
“Denis was given no option but to leave the country on the next available flight,” she said.
According to her, immigration officials never gave any reasons as to why he was “kicked out” of the country. She said he was forced to live in the Czech Republic since then, which infringed on their rights to be together. Nezer said they planned to get married but they had to postpone their wedding in Las Vegas “due to the difficult circumstances regarding Denis’s family”.
Responding to the claims, Home Affairs official Modiri Matthews said the ball was in the hands of Katerina, whether to launch proceedings for her son to return. According to him, Denis was 17 years old when a permanent residence permit was issued to Katerina. Being under-age at the time, his status was reflected as a dependent on her residence permit.
This wasn’t changed and he thus remained up to now entirely dependent on the status of his mother. As her permanent residence permit was revoked, she was placed on the visa and entry stop list.
As she is the primary permit holder and her two sons her dependents according to the document, their fate is dependent on hers.
Matthews said it was only Katerina who could launch appeals regarding her fate and that of her children, and she had not done so.
He denied that Denis, and possibly his family, were forced to live in the Czech Republic, saying they could do as they please.
“He is simply not permitted entry into South Africa.”
No date was set for the matter to return to court.
Pretoria News