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South Africa: ‘Deputy President Mashatile Was in VIP Convoy however Did Not Witness Assault’ – South African Information Briefs – August 17, 2023

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Deputy President Mashatile Was in VIP Convoy however Did Not Witness Assault, Says Police Minister

Deputy President Paul Mashatile solely realized when he bought residence that two automobiles from his motorcade had been lacking, and he didn’t know what had occurred, based on Police Minister Bheki Cele, who spoke to the Portfolio Committee on Police, reviews News24. Eight law enforcement officials hooked up to Mashatile’s safety element had been arrested after they had been caught on video assaulting two motorists on the N1 freeway in Gauteng. The assault, captured on video and shared extensively on social media, prompted public outrage and parliamentary inquiries. The officers are dealing with 12 costs, together with pointing a firearm, reckless and negligent driving, malicious harm to property, assault with the intent to trigger grievous bodily hurt, obstruction of justice, and assault by means of menace. They had been launched on bail of R10 000 every earlier this month, and their case has been postponed till 27 September. The police say their inner investigation into the matter is at an “superior stage” and they’ll take steps to make sure that the officers are held accountable.

Oscar Pistorius Asks Constitutional Court docket to Rule on Parole Eligibility

Oscar Pistorius has requested the Constitutional Court docket to rule on when his homicide sentence got here into impact in order that he will be declared eligible for parole, reviews News24. Pistorius contends that the continued uncertainty infringes on his basic rights and urgently requires decision. Pistorius went on trial for homicide after he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp within the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013 whereas she was standing behind his closed bed room bathroom door. He maintains he believed she was an intruder. Debates over when Pistorius’s sentence got here into impact resulted within the Supreme Court docket of Attraction issuing and retracting a number of sentencing orders and “clarifications”, which has resulted in confusion.