Judge slams eight men accused of killing Amcu leaders for delaying their case

A Pretoria High Court judge on Monday reprimanded the eight men accused of plotting assassinations against miners and trade union leaders for intentionally delaying their trial.

Advocate Pontsho Rakane, who is representing five of the accused, said he had not met with the men to hear their representations and also told the court that an advocate representing the rest of the suspects who did not come to court saying his clients also failed to give him representations. “Take heed, if on Wednesday I find that this matter is deliberately delayed, I’m going to revoke your bail and you’ll be locked inside, regard this as a warning.”

As part of the alleged conspiracy to commit murder, the head of the Amcu branch was Malibongwe Mdazo, who was shot and wounded in Mooinooi outside Brits on July 22, 2017, in an attempt to kill him.

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