The Western Cape High Court has ordered that the alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe, be released from Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital.
Mafe was admitted to Valkenberg last Thursday after a district surgeon diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia and recommended that he be admitted for a 30-day mental assessment.
Mafe, who has contracted Covid-19 and is in isolation, has been accused of setting Parliament on fire earlier this year and faces a slew of charges, including arson and terrorism.
Mafe’s lawyer has questioned how the State could charge him with terrorism while questioning his mental health.
Judge President John Hlophe has ruled that Mafe should be released from the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital first thing on Wednesday morning.
“… he be placed in a normal correctional facility and taken out of Valkenberg. That order was made improperly and unlawfully,” Hlophe said.
His bail hearing will be heard at the Cape Town Regional Court on Saturday subject to further consultation between the parties.
Mafe, through his legal team, said that there was nothing wrong with him and he should be released on bail.
Sources: EWN, Sowetan LIVE
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