Parliament arson: Zandile Mafe refuses to appear in court, case postponed | The Citizen

Picture File: Zandile Christmas Mafe during his bail application at Cape Town Regional Court on 29 January 2022. Picture: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images

Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe has again refused to leave Cape Town’s Pollsmoor Prison for his court appearance on Friday, at the Western Cape High Court. This is the third time Mafe has refused to appear in court. He previously refused to appear in the dock on two previous dates in August and September last year, since his arrest in January.Mafe’s lawyer Luvuyo Godla on Friday informed the high court he didn’t know why his client was refusing to leave his prison cell to attend his pre-trial hearing.

State prosecutor advocate Mervyn Menigo told the court even the manager at the prison facility “tried to coax” Mafe to come to court, but that didn’t work.Mafe has been in custody since January when he was arrested in connection with the

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