It was likely that his case was going to be postponed, advocate Fanus Coetzee said on Thursday. "The state has indicated that they would ask for a postponement for further investigation," Coetzee said.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Tlali Tlali did want to comment on the case beyond saying it would play itself out in the court. Selebi's team would be handed a formal charge sheet on Friday, Coetzee said.
Asked how Selebi was faring, Coetzee said: "He's taking things as they come, taking it on the chin." Earlier in January, Selebi lodged an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court to have the investigation against him stopped. He failed to have the matter heard urgently, but will pursue that case in the Pretoria High Court on April 10.
Alleged corrupt relations with murder accused and convicted drug trafficker Glen Agliotti, payments to the amount of R1.2 million, and turning a blind eye to drug smuggling were some of the reasons why the NPA wanted to charge him.
Selebi has been placed on leave by President Thabo Mbeki and has resigned as head of Interpol.
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