Johannesburg - Radovan Krejcir's girlfriend, Marissa Christopher, has been arrested alongside a prison warder for an alleged plot to break the Czech fugitive out of prison.
In April, Sandile Mdumbe and Zonderwater Correctional Services Officer, Solly Metlae, were arrested for their alleged roles in the violent escape plan.
The plot was suspected to be a full-on assault on Zonderwater prison, with about 10 assault rifle-wielding thugs meant to storm it and free him, given inside information from the now arrested prison warders.
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Planned for March this year, the plot, which would have seen the Czech fugitive transported to a safe house in Mamelodi, near Pretoria, soon after his prison break, was foiled by an undercover police operation.
Meanwhile, it was revealed in Mdumbe and Metlae's bail application earlier this year that Krejcir was allegedly willing to pay about R30 million for a series of “strategic executions” in Mamelodi that would have allowed him to escape the area undetected by distracted police services.
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However, over the past three days, Christopher and another Zonderwater officer, Marthinus Johannes Herbst, were arrested after being linked to the same plot.
It's understood Christopher was allegedly set to facilitate the payment of the warders to assist in the escape, and Mdumbe as the middleman who would escort Krejcir from Cullinan to the Mamelodi safehouse.
This afternoon, Christopher and Herbst appeared at the Kempton Park Magistrate's court.
According to prosecutor, Lawrence Gcaba, the pair face charges of defeating the ends of justice, corruption and conspiracy to commit an offence of escaping from lawful custody.
Herbst and Christopher launched their bail application this afternoon, where it is expected to be completed on Tuesday.
During the application, Christopher's lawyer, Piet du Plessis, said his client denied all the allegations against her.
Du Plessis, through an affidavit presented to the court, argued that Christopher did not wish to live the life of a fugitive with a minor child, and was therefore not a flight risk. Through the affidavit, he argued that denial of bail would hugely prejudice his client.
“The interests of justice permit (her) release on bail,” said Du Plessis.
Herbst, through his lawyer, JJ Botha, promised to cooperate with the police investigation.
In his own affidavit, Herbst said he did not pose a flight risk as he had no passport, would not interfere with witnesses or be a danger to society.
He said he had given his full cooperation and a statement to investigators.
Both accused revealed they had no previous convictions or pending criminal cases. The bail application continues on Tuesday morning, with the state's reply.
The Star revealed earlier this year that Christopher's mansion on Linksfield ridge was to be auctioned off. The former Playboy model had lived at the four-storey house allegedly paying R90 000 per month in rent.
However, shortly after Krejcir's arrest, the rental fees allegedly stopped being paid, and the company that owned the estimated R15.8 million property went into liquidation.
In 2014, The Star reported that Christopher, known to be Krejcir's mistress, lived in the mansion even though she was unemployed.
While she initially publicly denied being Krejcir’s girlfriend, she revealed in court on Monday she had a two-year old child with him.
Christopher is the daughter of a former Umkhonto weSizwe leader, Russell Christopher, who told City Press in 2012 that he was estranged from his daughter.
The paper said at the time that Krejcir had bought Christopher a luxury sports car worth about R1 million.
The Star