The protestor was due to appear in the Simons Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The man arrested after Cape Town journalist Monique Mortlock was assaulted during a protest at Fish Hoek beach on Saturday, has been sent to the district surgeon to establish whether he needs a psychiatric evaluation. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said Craig Peiser was due to appear in the Simons Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of assault and breach of the Disaster Management Act regulations.reporter was shocked when her mask was allegedly pulled off as she was confronted during the We are More protest at the beachfront at Fish Hoek on Saturday.
But after a chaotic sequence of events, he was kept in custody so that a district surgeon could examine him.who were on the scene, the commotion started at the court’s entrance, and spilled over into the corridors when Peiser took his mask off, and gave a security guard a lecture on Christianity, then again inside the court.
“The magistrate has kept him in custody and referred him to the district surgeon for assessment/observation for possible referral for mental observation due to his conduct in court,” said Ntabazalila.
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