Adam 'K-word' Catzavelos hopes to strike a plea bargain with the state

Adam Catzavelos, the man who caused an uproar after using the k-word in a video recorded on holiday abroad, wants to enter into a plea bargain agreement with the state.His lawyer, Lawley Shein, told the court he intended to enter into a yet-to-be-negotiated agreement with the state.

"I'm going to draw an agreement ... If the sentence agreement is in order, we are hoping for finalisation of the matter," said Shein. His case was last postponed for the national director of public prosecutions to make a decision on representations he made against being prosecuted. Catzavelos argued previously that a criminal case against him for the slur should be dropped because the video was shot abroad and a court in SA did not have jurisdiction in the matter.

However, his bid to avoid criminal prosecution failed, for a second time, after the NDPP on Tuesday dismissed his application for the charges to be dropped. After initially unsuccessfully making representations to the Gauteng director of public prosecutions, Catzavelos turned to the NDPP in a second bid to avoid prosecution.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Catzavelos K-word case back in court - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The Equality Court sitting in the Randburg Magistrate's Court, north of Johannesburg, is on Tuesday expected to rule on whether the national director of public prosecutions will go ahead with the case of crimen injuria against Adam Catzavelos.
Source: SABC News Online - 🏆 32. / 51 Read more »

New hub to stop fake licencesIt's now hoped the opening of a state-of-the-art licencing hub in Tembisa will help stop the sale of fake driver's licences.
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »

GROUNDUP: ‘We didn’t ask for much’ – seven years after the De Doorns uprisingGROUNDUP: ‘We didn’t ask for much’ – seven years after the De Doorns uprising By Barbara Maregele for GroundUp
Source: dailymaverick - 🏆 3. / 84 Read more »

Three things we learned from Liverpool's win over Man CityAs Liverpool opened an eight point gap in the English Premier League, here are three other things the weekend served us.
Source: mailandguardian - 🏆 2. / 92 Read more »

ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Fears mount of another quarterly economic contractionECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Fears mount of another quarterly economic contraction 🔒
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Clean environment and mental health: Some new thoughts on measuring national wellbeingLooking beyond economic indicators and placing equal value on economic growth and social progress is important, writes Adam Craker
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »