South African police searching for fugitive Czech-born billionaire

Police in South Africa are searching for Radovan Krejcir, a fugitive billionaire wanted by the Czech police. Despite the fact that an Interpol arrest warrant has been in effect and that the Czech authorities have been negotiating Mr Krejcir's extradition since his arrest, his lawyers managed to convince the detention centre to release him. His whereabouts are now unknown.

Mr Krejcir, who is wanted for extensive fraud and conspiracy to murder, managed to escape from the Czech Republic during a police raid of his villa in 2005. He moved to the Seychelles, where the authorities refused to extradite him because he had bought Seychelles citizenship. Travelling under a false identity, Mr Krejcir was detained at Johannesburg airport in April.