Former security policeman Joao Rodrigues will face a full bench at the Johannesburg High Court in a desperate attempt not to stand trial for the murder of AhmedTimol.
Pretoria - Former security policeman Joao Rodrigues will on Thursday face a full bench - three judges - at the Johannesburg High Court in a desperate attempt not to stand trial for the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1997.Rodrigues objected throughout his affidavit to the fact that he has been charged with murder as the reopened inquest court made no explicit finding that he murdered Timol.
Judge Mothle dismissed him as a liar when he overturned the 1972 suicide finding and replaced it with one of murder. He said at issue during the proceedings is not Rodrigues’ innocence or guilt. “At issue is the State’s right to put him on trial.”
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