Senzo Meyiwa trial hears non-disclosure of second docket a violation of rights

Senzo Meyiwa trial hears non-disclosure of second docket a violation of rights

Advocate Zandile Mshololo has told the High Court in Pretoria that the previous non-disclosure of the second docket in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial amounts to a violation of her client’s constitutional rights.

Advocate Zandile Mshololo
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Mshololo represents accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, in the high-profile trial of slain Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa. 


The football star was shot dead in Vosloorus in 2014.


“Every accused person has a right to a fair trial, which includes the right to be informed of the charge with sufficient detail to answer,” Mshololo said.


“To have adequate time and facility to prepare and defend and the applicant has not afforded with sufficient information in order for him to prepare for his defense and therefore a violation has been created by such conduct of the state.”


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During her submissions, Mshololo further argued that the second docket contained contradictions by forensic investigator Sgt Thabo Mosia. 


In May, it emerged that there were two dockets for the Meyiwa trial, namely 636/10/2014 and Cas 375/1/2019.


Cas 375/1/2019, which is the second docket, implicates songstress Kelly Khumalo, Chicco Twala’s son Longwe Twala and those in the house as suspects in Meyiwa’s murder.  

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