Accused number two Bongani Ntanzi at the Pretoria High Court on 15 September 2022. Picture: Gallo Images/Tebogo LetsieMagistrate Vivian Cronje was cross-examined by the defence in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday.
Ntanzi, according to his answers on the pro forma, stated that he had not been assaulted or influenced by any person to make the confession. Cronje insisted that the pro forma, which is a document that has to be completed before a confession is made, and the confession statement was done voluntarily.“There was a line of questions that was put to the deponent and as a result of that I, as a magistrate, satisfied myself that the statement or the confession that was made was done freely and voluntarily,” Cronje responded.
“I put it to you that the pro forma, on the face value of it, had patent defect. It has an element of inducement… if you say you are a magistrate that means already you sway the impulse of the deponent. Do you agree?” Mngomezulu said.Mngomezulu further said the fact that the pro forma states that Ntanzi would be “afforded protection against any irregularities” suggested that the accused could have taken such as “a promise” and, therefore, led him into making a statement.
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