South Africa: Krejcir free until at least Friday

Police in South Africa have said they cannot re-arrest fugitive Czech billionaire Radovan Krejcir - who left their custody last Monday - until Friday at the earliest. According to a spokesperson for the South African police, Krejcir's lawyers have filed a suit to prevent their client from being re-apprehended and that his case will be heard on Friday.

Mr Krejcir, who is wanted for extensive fraud and conspiracy to murder, managed to escape from the Czech Republic during a police raid on his villa in 2005. He moved to the Seychelles, where the authorities refused to extradite him because he had bought Seychelles citizenship.

Mr Krejcir was apprehended on the basis of an Interpol arrest warrant while on a trip to South Africa in April. Czech authorities had been negotiating with the South African government for his extradition, but his lawyers managed to convince the detention centre holding Mr Krejcir to release him. His whereabouts are now unknown.