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Alleged arsonist Zandile Mafe is unfit to stand trial in connection with the fire that gutted the National Assembly building in January 2022, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday. The decision was the outcome of an independent psychiatric assessment conducted at the defence's request after three State-appointed specialists gave separate findings.The case was postponed to 1 September for the State and the defence to tell the judge how they intend to proceed with the matter.
Judge Nathan Erasmus ordered that Mafe should be detained in the hospital wing of Pollsmoor Prison in the interim.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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