Peet Viljoen Denied Bail in R27.6 Million Fraud Case
The magistrate ruled after hearing state and defense arguments in a case involving more than 400 fraud, forgery and corruption charges, the NPA said.
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Peet Viljoen Denied Bail, Will Stay In Jail
[Image: Facebook] This week on the Viljoen Saga. Peet Viljoen is going to have to spend a little longer contemplating his life choices from inside Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre after a Pretoria court decided that, for now, he is better off behind bars. The disbarred lawyer was denied bail on Monday by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria, with Magistrate Nicca Setshogoe ruling that he was a flight risk. Viljoen is facing ar…
Peet Viljoen denied bail over alleged R27m property fraud
Peet Viljoen was denied bail by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, 17 August, as the disbarred lawyer and reality television personality faces more than 400 charges linked to alleged fraud and corruption, Cape {town} Etc reports. The case centres on allegations involving the unlawful sale of properties belonging to the City of Johannesburg. Viljoen faces charges including fraud,... Read more → The post Peet Viljoen deni…
'Racist' Peet Viljoen denied bail in R27 million Johannesburg fraud case
Peet Viljoen, the disbarred Pretoria lawyer and reality television personality, has been denied bail on Monday, 17 August 2026. The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court deemed him a significant flight risk. The 57-year-old self-described “racist” faces over 400 charges, including fraud, corruption, theft, forgery and uttering. These charges link to an alleged R27.6 million property scam. The charges stem from a 2010 Johannesburg Property…
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