COPS INVESTIGATING SIPHO’S TRUE IDENTITY

MBABANE – The true identity of murder suspect Sipho Shongwe is being investigated by the police.

This was disclosed by the Crown in its papers where it is opposing his bail on the extradition matter.
Shongwe’s application for bail in the extradition matter is currently pending at the Manzini Magistrates court and it is being vigorously opposed by the Crown. In his opposing papers, Principal Crown Counsel Stanley Dlamini argued that Shongwe was a flight risk and that in the event he was released on bail, he might tamper with evidential material. He submitted that as one of the prosecuting attorneys in Shongwe’s matter, he had an opportunity to have access to his (Shongwe) affidavit in the bail application pending before the High Court.

Dlamini said on perusal of the affidavit, he discovered that Shongwe had two Swaziland identity numbers being 6805066100500 and 7009066100870. 
According to the principal Crown counsel, there was also evidence that Shongwe applied and was granted a South African identity number.

“Investigations are still underway in respect of the true identity of the applicant (Shongwe),”submitted Dlamini. The principal Crown Counsel alleged that he further observed that under National Identity Number 7009066100870, the applicant had one international passport No. 10030445 and a travel document No. 40111899.

Dlamini highlighted that under National Identity Number 6805066100500, Shongwe had one valid travel document Number 40721105. “I contend that in all the applications filed in respect of the passports and travel documents, one picture appears being that of the applicant,” contended Dlamini. To bolster the allegations that the applicant was a flight risk, the principal Crown counsel stated that in the year 1996, he allegedly committed a crime of robbery with the use of a firearm at Manzini STANBIC where E500 000 was stolen.  He alleged that after having committed this offence, Shongwe then fled to the Republic of South Africa.  Dlamini pointed out that the applicant allegedly stayed in the Republic of South Africa as a fugitive where he also committed other crimes.

“Applicant knew he was wanted in the Republic of South Africa and thus has not been adhering to the immigration laws of the country,” alleged Dlamini. He averred that Shongwe would evade trial if released on bail because he had been charged in Swaziland pending his extradition to the Republic of South Africa.
Dlamini implored the court not to lose sight of the fact that Shongwe’s extradition application was not only sought for having allegedly committed the offences of escaping, forgery and uttering but also for him to serve two life sentences that were imposed on him by the High Court of South Africa on March 1,2001.
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