Krejcir's wife to ask for political asylum in South Africa

The wife of fugitive Czech billionaire Radovan Krejcir who was arrested in South Africa last month is planning to ask the South African authorities for political asylum. Krejcir, who is prosecuted for extensive fraud and conspiracy to murder in the Czech Republic, filed an asylum request last week. The couple fled the Czech Republic in 2005 and started a new life in the Seychelles, where they were protected by the fact that Radovan Krejcir had acquired Seychelles citizenship. He allegedly left the Seychelles using a false passport in order to arrange a new life for his family in South Africa. The Czech authorities have requested his extradition.