Advocate Anton Katz and Dr Nandipha
Images via LinkedIn: Anton Katz/ Instagram: @drnandipha
Who is paying Dr Nandipha’s legal bills? SA reacts to shamed celebrity doctor’s legal team
After the shamed celebrity doctor turned to Advocate Anton Katz, South Africans were left wondering who was footing Dr Nandipha’s legal bills.
Advocate Anton Katz and Dr Nandipha
Images via LinkedIn: Anton Katz/ Instagram: @drnandipha
Dr Nandipha Magudumana undoubtedly showed that she means business by hiring international law expert Advocate Anton Katz to represent her.
The shamed celebrity doctor took the state to court for wrongful deportation.
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DR MAGUDUMANA TURNS TO A LAW EXPERT
After skipping the border with justice fugitive Thabo Bester, Dr Magudumana was nabbed in Arusha, Tanzania. Dr Nandipha wants her deportation from Tanzania declared unlawful.
South Africans were left wondering who was footing her legal bill after her assets were reportedly frozen. She has since turned to Anton Katz to represent her. Katz’s services don’t come cheap since he is one of the most celebrated African law experts.
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The case to have her arrest in Tanzania declared unlawful kicked off on 1 June 2023 at the Bloemfontein High Court. Katz argues that his client’s deportation from Tanzania was a disguised extradition, and there was collusion between South African and Tanzania officials.
He went on to argue that it was unlawful in every way for the Home Affairs’ Chief Inspectorate of Immigration Services, Modri Matthews, to fly to Tanzania and interview the shamed doctor.
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WHO IS PAYING DR NANDIPHA’S LEGAL BILLS?
The Citizen has it that Magudumana wrote in court papers that the police abducted and blindfolded her before putting her on a plane back to the country. However, South Africans have reacted to Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s legal team.
With Anton Katz being one of the most sought-after, many wondered who was footing Dr Nandipha’s legal bills.
@Am_Blujay: “Adv Anton Katz SC doesn’t come cheap, which raises the question of who is paying for Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha’s legal teams.”
@BottomGogo said: “They’re spending every last cent they have. They are not playing. If she is to rot in jail, they would’ve fought the biggest fight.”
@TrevorMoyz: “Ladies and Gentlemen, the best things in life are not free. Anton Katz SC is one of the best lawyers on the African continent. You need money, not petty cash, to be represented by him. Being poor is not nice. Being wealthy is. He can win this case”.
