Advocate's arrest during Senzo Meyiwa murder trial police intimidation
Advocate Malesela Teffo, who is the lawyer for four of the men accused of the Bafana Bafana captain’s murder, was arrested on Thursday in the Pretoria High Court.
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Advocate Malesela Teffo, who is the lawyer for four of the men accused of the Bafana Bafana captain’s murder, was arrested on Thursday in the Pretoria High Court.
Advocate and activist for political and human rights Mary de Haas said she was gravely concerned about any detention of an advocate and the safety of witnesses in the case.
South Africans feel that the arrest of Advocate Teffo is another form of injustice to the Meyiwa family and that this will delay the trial.
Advocate Malesela Teffo was granted R10,000 bail on Friday after his dramatic arrest the day before in the Pretoria high court when the Senzo Meyiwa trial had adjourned.
Teffo is the legal representative for four of the men accused of killing Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa.