Parliament arson accused Zandile Mafe's trial has been marked by at least six exceptions in the way people awaiting trial are treated, notably his referral to an out-of-province psychiatric facility. | itchybyte
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He was charged with housebreaking with intent to commit arson, as well as arson, infringing the Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorism and Other Related Activities Act; alternatively, discharging or detonating an explosive or lethal device, and theft.However, Mafe has shown while he may be a humble parking lot parcel carrier who lives frugally in a shack in Khayelitsha, he will not simply go with the flow, no matter how serious the charges.
They said he was beating his chest and making outlandish declarations, adding they had a video to prove it. An initial mental health diagnosis was paranoid schizophrenia. At the regional court, journalists waving their letters of permission were still not let in until after a protracted argument with officials outside the court, while the case was already under way. Mafe refused to go to court three times in the lead-up to Tuesday's referral.
After Mafe repeatedly refused to go to court, it was suggested his referral should occur at Pollsmoor Prison Court, with or without him.
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