Lawyer in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the dock
The lawyer representing four of the men accused of the murder of footballer Senzo Meyiwa is the one in the dock on Friday.
Advocate Malesela Teffo was dramatically arrested in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday shortly after the judge presiding over the Meyiwa trial adjourned proceedings for the day.
The arresting officers were heard telling Teffo they were carrying out a warrant of arrest after he missed a court appearance on the 27th of January believed to be related to a trespassing charge.
The advocate appeared in the Hillbrow Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg.
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His lawyer Tshepo Thobane told the court Teffo missed his court appearance in January because he wasn't aware of the date.
He also said Teffo wasn't in court because of Covid-19.
The magistrate pressed him to clarify which of the two is the reason for Teffo missing the court date.
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