Accused 3 in Meyiwa case released from solitary confinement

The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that accused number three in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial should be released from solitary confinement.

Mthobisi Mncube and accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, made an urgent application complaining about the prison conditions at C-Max Kgosi Mampuru Prison, stating that they infringe on their human rights and mental wellbeing.

Mncube has been in solitary confinement for the past four years.

BREAKING #SenzoMeyiwatrial

The High Court in Pretoria has ordered that Mthobisi Mncube, accused 3 in the #SenzoMeyiwatrial be removed from CMAX at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre.
Mncube has been CMAX since 2020.
Accused number 5, Fisokuhle Ntuli’s application has been… pic.twitter.com/8Y8uC0Th92

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[HAPPENING NOW] The High Court in Pretoria is currently delivering a judgment in an urgent application brought by two of the five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.

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