Johannesburg – Nearly R3m was spent on transporting honeymoon murder-accused Shrien Dewani from the United Kingdom to South Africa, the justice department said on Tuesday.
“In the interests of accountability and transparency… the costs of transporting Mr Dewani from the Bristol Airport in the United Kingdom to Cape Town International Airport in South Africa is R2 905 574.31,” said spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga in a statement.
Dewani arrived in Cape Town on a chartered plane earlier on Tuesday morning.
Earlier, in a separate statement, Mhaga indicated that a South African doctor, a nurse, members of the South African Police Services and Interpol travelled with Dewani.
He said at the time the department considered a number of reasons when deciding to use a private plane.
