Senzo Meyiwa: Lawyer for 2 of the accused to make application to flag trial irregularities

JOHANNESBURG - The lawyer for two of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial said he would be making an application to flag irregularities in the trial.

The lead investigator, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, was back on the witness stand on Monday morning for cross-examination.
 
The court is hearing a trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of confession statements by two of the accused.

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Five men are standing trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain in Vosloorus on the East Rand.

The butting of heads between Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng and the lawyer for the first two accused, Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu, is nothing new, with Mngomezulu accusing the judge of giving evidence on several occasions.

On Monday, as Mngomezulu was cross-examining Gininda on the validity of their warrant of arrest, he asked the court to remain impartial.

"My lord, I don't want to remind the court about the attitude of the court towards the defence and the attitude of the court towards the witness because that would also constitute unfair trial."

The special entry application is made if an accused is of the view that any of the proceedings before a high court are irregular or not according to law.

The special entry is often referred to by lawyers when appealing a conviction.