Radovan Krejcir not to be released from custody

A court in Johannesburg on Tuesday rejected a proposal for fugitive Czech businessman Radovan Krejcir to be released from custody. The judge rejected the arguments of Mr Krejcir's defence that he had been detained in South Africa unlawfully and that the court was not qualified to rule on the case. The possibility that Mr Krejcir could be released on bail still exists however. Radovan Krejcir is wanted in the Czech Republic for extensive fraud and conspiracy to murder. The authorities have requested his extradition. Mr Krejcir fled the Czech Republic in 2005 and, having acquired Seychelles citizenship, made a new home for himself and his family on the island. He was arrested on an international arrest warrant when he tried to enter South Africa on a false passport.