At the resumed hearing, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Farouk Abdullah told the court that the business of the matter was for continuation of trial to allow the defence team cross examine the third prosecution witness.
He said that moreover, Raji who was the lead counsel wanted to cross examine the witness himself to ensure that the justice of the case was served. “Also when we communicated the date to the lead counsel, he indicated that he wants to cross examine the witness himself but he is not available as he is out of town.”
Abdullah opposed the application for an adjournment saying that Raji was not in court when the third prosecution witness gave his testimony so it was untenable for the defence to base it’s application for adjournment on that ground. In a ruling, the trial judge, Justice John Tsoho said that the court’s records showed that Raji was the lead counsel in the case having participated in the case before and cross examined the second prosecution witness.He adjourned the matter untill Oct. 26 for the defence to cross examine the third prosecution witness.
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