The couple fled South Africa, citing safety and security concerns and claiming they would not get a fair trial in South Africa. They are facing charges of fraud and money laundering of about R102 million. The BLF said it believed the SA government was pushing an “agenda and a vendetta” against Bushiri following the arrest and detention of his lawyers in South Africa. “First was the unlawful arrest of the legal representatives of Major 1 for an entire eight hours at the OR Tambo International Airport. This act alone proves Major 1’s complaint of bias against him to be true. “The second event is the public confession by one of the women who were recruited by the Hawks accusing the prophet of the crime of rape.