JOHANNESBURG - Five suspects accused of recruiting South Africans to fight in Russia's war in Ukraine are back in the Kempton Park magistrate's court for bail.
One of the suspects is a broadcaster with the SABC.
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The group is accused of contravening the Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act.
They were arrested after the Hawks received a tip-off at OR Tambo International Airport.
A week ago, officers removed four men from a flight headed to Russia via the UAE,
flagging their travel as suspicious.