Fort Hare fraud, corruption: Decision incorrect, says lawyer after court rules it has jurisdiction

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Fort Hare fraud, corruption: Decision incorrect, says lawyer after court rules it has jurisdiction

The legal representatives of 12 of the accused in the University of Fort Hare criminal case intend challenging Thursday's ruling that the Alice Magistrate's Court has jurisdiction to hear the case.

On Wednesday, the defence teams argued the court, sitting in Dimbaza, had no jurisdiction to handle the alleged fraud and corruption case. They argued their clients' warrants of arrest stated they needed to appear in the East London Magistrate's Court, and not in Alice or Dimbaza. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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