‘Cat’ Matlala’s lawyers push for postponement at Madlanga Commission
Van den Heever has argued that Matlala’s constitutional rights as an accused person, including the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial, take precedence over his compelled appearance before the commission.
Together with the other constitutional rights that we’ve dealt with in this particular affidavit,” explains Van den Heever.“We believe that he’s got the constitutional right to attend this trial and be regarded as innocent until proven guilty.
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