State Argues Against Bail For Car-Dealer

Mutangi, 30, is the man at the heart of a P367 953 car scam involving 11 victims. He was brought before Magistrate Haiwu Nuru last Thursday to answer to 12 counts of obtaining by false pretences. Mutangi is the Director of Gwenhamo Holdings based in Mogoditshane, and deals in imported second hand cars. Mutangi is currently in police custody pending Magistrate Nuru's decision on bail.

Officer in Charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Mogoditshane Police Station Assistant Superintendent Sayed Marapo, told the court that Mutangi should not be given bail because has been on the run since he discovered that the police were looking for him.