THE Pretoria Regional Court refused bail to Schalk Willem Krugel (34) on Friday. Krugel is charged with three counts of conspiracy to murder and two of theft of cash. The case is related to the disappearance in 1996 of Stephanus Pelser (35) and Andrew Sweetnam (31) as well as Namibian lawyer Jan Gysbert Malan (39). The three were allegedly lured by Krugel to Namibia and Angola to purchase diamonds from Unita army generals in the southern Angola. Bail was refused by Magistrate Marleen Gruywenstein who said it is possible that Krugel would flee the country and interfere with witnesses. He is also regarded as dangerous, Gruywenstein said. The national intelligence agency operative will appear in court again on March 2, his high court trial starts on May 10.