Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen denied bail in R27m fraud case

The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has denied bail to disbarred lawyer and fraud accused Peet Viljoen .

Viljoen is facing a total of 400 charges, including fraud amounting to over R27-million.

Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen is in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court this morning for judgement on his bail application.

Viljoen stands accused of fraud, forgery and corruption in relation to the alleged unlawful sale of properties belonging to the City of… pic.twitter.com/nZt2QTw0FT — SABC News (@SABCNews) August 17, 2026 This is over the alleged fraudulent sale of 46 properties belonging to the Johannesburg Property Company in 2010.

The case has been postponed to the 4th of September.

The NPA has welcomed the ruling.

WATCH | Disbarred attorney Peet Viljoen remains in custody as bail shifts to July 8 NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana elaborates “As the state we welcome the ruling if the court to deny Viljoen bail.

You must understand that as the state, we initially opposed his release on bail because we indicated to the court that he was the flight risk because he doesn’t have any address in South Africa as he has just been deported to South Africa and the Magistrate agreed with us.

The Magistrate said his release on bail might undermine public confidence.”