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Matlala trial halted for trial-within-a-trial over arrest evidence

The attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, has been temporarily halted after the defence challenged the legality of accused Musa Kekana's arrest, prompting the Johannesburg High Court to convene a trial-within-a-trial. The proceedings were interrupted on Friday after, Advocate Riaan Gissing, representing Kekana, objected to evidence presented by the State's second witness, private security officer Jaco Shepard. Gissing argued that Kekana's constitutional rights were not properly […]

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