Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni, along with co-accused Bafana Sindane, Mvimbi Masilela and Philemon Msiza, have approached the courts on an urgent basis to stop their arrest in an ongoing extortion and money laundering case.

The group was initially arrested earlier in the month, but the matter was struck off the court roll after the prosecutor failed to appear during bail proceedings.

Following this, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) indicated that the case would be re-enrolled at the Delmas magistrate’s court, prompting renewed legal action from the accused.In their urgent application, Sibanyoni and Sindane are asking the court to interdict police from executing J50 arrest warrants issued against them.

They argue that executing the warrants would cause irreparable harm, including unlawful deprivation of liberty, reputational damage, and emotional distress linked to arrest procedures.

They further contend that such harm cannot be compensated through damages and that there is no adequate alternative remedy available, justifying urgent judicial intervention.

A central argument in their case is jurisdictional: the applicants claim that the alleged offences fall under the Kwaggafontein magistrate’s court rather than Delmas.

They maintain that the Delmas magistrate therefore lacked the authority to issue arrest warrants linked to offences allegedly committed in the Thembisile Hani sub-district.

The application is expected to be heard at the Mbombela High Court, as the legal dispute over jurisdiction and procedural fairness continues to unfold.The matter remains ongoing.