The arrest of Mike Sandlana, leader of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church IPHC Jerusalema faction in Brits, has blown the lid off his alleged criminal conduct to sway judgment in the long-standing leadership feud in one of SAs largest churches.
Sandlana and his spokesperson, Vusi Ndala, were arrested on Tuesday night along with Pretoria high court judge Portia Phahlane, who presided over the controversial legal battle for control of the church, and her son Kagiso.
The death of IPHC head Glayton Modise in 2016 triggered a succession battle among his two sons Leonard, who heads Silo in Zuurbekom, and Tshepiso, who leads the Springs branch and Sandlana, whose Jerusalema faction is based in Brits.
