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The 53 accused face 27 charges which include one count of conspiracy to kidnap and twenty-six charges of kidnapping as there were 26 people in the meeting room, including ministers Mondli Gungubele and Thandi Modise as well as Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla.
Over 50 military veterans accused of holding ministers Thandi Modise, Mondli Gungubele and deputy minister Thabang Makwetla against their will appeared in court on Tuesday for bail applications.
Midday Report host Mandy Wiener chats to Eyewitness News reporter Masechaba Sefularo about the hostage case.
Fifty-three former combatants face kidnapping charges, among others, after Ministers Thandi Modise, Mondli Gungubele and Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla were barred from leaving the Saint George’s Hotel in Irene last Thursday.
Bail has been granted to most of the disgruntled members of the disbanded Umkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) accused of holding top government officials against their will at the St George Hotel in Pretoria last week.