The defense lawyers in the Zandile Mafe arson and terrorism case have stressed that they were “ambushed” by the state.
Mafe was accused of starting the fires at Parliament which left the National Assembly gutted and sections of the Old Assembly Building destroyed.
Mafe’s urgent bail hearing was supposed to take place in the Western Cape High Court on Saturday but it was moved to next weekend.
Mafe, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, will be challenging to decision to refer him for mental observation on Tuesday.
Mafe’s attorney, Luvuyo Godla, said that they were challenging whether the lawfully allowed procedures were followed ahead of deciding that he should be referred for mental evaluation.
NPA spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila explained why Mafe’s bail application was not heard, saying, “this application needs two judges to be heard. The judge president was the only judge on duty this weekend. All the other judges are on leave. So, he said he managed to find a judge that could sit with him on Tuesday.”
Sources: MSN, The World News
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