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Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester applies for an urgent application in the High Court in Pretoria on September 17, 2024
The Free State High Court has ordered accused number four, Zolile Sekeleni, to do due diligence to get a legal representative.
The court said that if he fails to do that, it will be forced to order that the matter proceed with or without him having legal representation.
Sekeleni’s application to have legal aid to represent him on the matter has been declined.
He is expected to make an appeal on that application.
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester and his eight co-accused are appearing in court for pre trial hearing.
They are facing charges including fraud, corruption, violating a corpse and defeating the ends of justice.
Earlier, the proceedings were adjourned to allow one of the accused, Teboho Lipholo, to receive medical attention after he experienced breathing difficulties in court.
Lipholo was a CCTV technician at Mangaung Correctional Centre.
He is accused of switching off the cameras during Bester’s allegedly aided prison escape.
Lipholo allegedly walked him dressed as a G4S employee, out of the prison at the time of his escape.- Additional reporting by Palesa Matshane.
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