“I don’t remember what it was we were talking about because the person being referred to is seated and I couldn’t see him. He was obscured by the interpreter,” said the accused.Ntuli’s lawyer Zandile Mshololo said she consulted with him and he denied his hand gesture was that of pulling a trigger.
“When I asked him what he was doing, he denied he was referring to the witness when he spoke with the gesture depicted in the video clip,” said Mshololo. Baloyi said a gesture of the pulling of a trigger was “very serious”. He said he won’t insist on a formal inquiry but wants the court to admonish the accused.
He also requests that the court reprimand the accused and remind him that tampering with a witness could be considered as contempt of court. Mshololo said while she appreciates the state bringing this to their attention, the court should also admonish witnesses, referring to state witness“If the state was serious and aware of what was being brought to the attention of this court, this ought would have been brought when Tumelo insulted our clients and the state did nothing. ALSO READ:
“I saw it. The accused are warned to desist from disturbing the decorum of this court while witnesses are giving evidence. No gestures should be made to distract any witness.”
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