Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi expressed concern in court on Thursday, February 29, after seeing that the suspect accused in the murder of slain rapper AKA was being represented by an “expensive lawyer”. expressed.
Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi talks about lawyer representing murder suspect under alias
Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Eddie Myedza, Lindani Ndimande and Mziwethemba Gwabeni were the names of the five suspects who appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court yesterday.
At a press conference on Tuesday night, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the court proceedings could be longer than expected.
“They are [lawyers] Cases are always full of twists and turns and can probably take longer than we all would like. But that will be left to the courts,” Mkhwanazi said.
After attending the first court proceedings yesterday, Ms Mkhwanazi said she was disturbed to see a murder suspect being represented by an “expensive lawyer”.
“It's alarming that we have expensive lawyers working here. It's just, 'These lawyers are doing this because they want to serve people to get their legal rights.' or are you doing it for the money?'' Mkhwanazi said.
“We tend to suspect that the latter might be money. But I'm not a lawyer, and I've never been one, so I'm not sure what that means or in what circumstances you would I don’t know if I will represent them,” he added.
Murder suspect applies for bail
Meanwhile, the South African Police Service and the National Prosecuting Authority believe they have sufficient evidence, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi told a news conference.
Nevertheless, the five suspects are said to have announced their intention to apply for bail at their first court appearance. ECR report. The two are scheduled to appear in court again on March 6th.
They are charged with 10 crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of murder, attempted murder, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
alias – Real name Keenan Jarryd Forbes, was murdered in Durban on February 10, 2023. He was shot along with celebrity chef Tebelo.Tibbs Motsoan on Florida Road.
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