London - The British businessman wanted in South Africa over the murder of his bride on their honeymoon was granted bail at the High Court in London on Friday.
South Africa wants to extradite 30-year-old Shrien Dewani on suspicion of paying to have his bride Anni killed in a carjacking during their honeymoon in Cape Town.
Lawyers for the South African authorities had argued that there were substantial grounds for suspecting Dewani would not surrender for an extradition hearing later this month were he allowed bail.
But High Court judge Duncan Ouseley disagreed and allowed his application.
Dewani strongly denies any involvement in the murder and told the earlier court hearing in London that he did not agree to the extradition
The two hitmen in the Dewani case have corroborated Zola Tongo's claim that the British businessman is behind the plot to kill his wife, according to eNews.
The two, Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Xolile Mngeni, claimed that a pouch with R15 000 was found in the car in which the murder took place.
Police would also not confirm a claim made in the Mail & Guardian newspaper that a fourth suspect was arrested early in the investigation. The newspaper claimed that the suspect was supposedly the middleman who had put Tongo in touch with the hitmen and had turned state witness.
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