Durban : Schabir Shaik's family declared a "media shut-down" and were yesterday refusing to divulge whether lawyers would seek redress in the Constitution Court.

Schabir Shaik's brother, Mo, said: "We have now gone into media shut-down."

Asked if the family would take Schabir's case to the Constitutional Court, Mo said: "It should become clearer at the end of the day."

However, when contacted later he said: "We are not done with consultation."

He refused to speak further.

Meanwhile Sapa has learnt that Shaik was served with the surrender order yesterday, which means he would have to hand himself over by tomorrow.

A statement issued by correctional services spokesman Luphumzo Kebeni confirmed that Shaik was not yet in their custody. 

With acknowledgements to Sapa and Cape Times.