VIP assault case postponed to February next year

The case of eight former VIP Presidential Protection Unit officers belonging to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, has been postponed to the 3rd of February next year in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg.

The former officers are accused of assaulting three people who were travelling on the N1 highway in the city in July 2023.

The accused face various charges including reckless and negligent driving, pointing a firearm, malicious damage to property and assault.

They made a brief appearance in the dock today before their case was postponed.

The lengthy postponement resulted from the presiding Magistrate and prosecutor’s diaries being fully booked for the next few months.

Yesterday, the owner of the vehicle that the victims were travelling in when they were attacked, appeared briefly in the dock, where the defence cross-examined her.

She reiterated her testimony under cross-examination, stating that her car was in a very bad condition after the alleged incident and that she believes that the accused must be held liable for their actions.

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