High Court grants separate trials for VBS heist accused, but denies stay of prosecution
The High Court in Pretoria granted Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe relief to have their trials separated from those of their co-accused.
However, the court denied their second application - for a temporary stay of prosecution pending the outcome of their petition to the Supreme Court of Appeal to challenge the High Court's dismissal of their application for further particulars. "It is going to be very prejudicial to the State. It is going to overstretch the resources of the State because you will have witnesses who will be brought in twice, a new judge coming in, and new court officials who will have to assist with ... the two trials.
Abrahams told the court they filed the applications because the State had"persistently failed" to provide them with the documents or evidence they needed to prepare their defence.
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