Mafe was a no-show at three of his previous scheduled hearings, delaying proceedings
CAPE TOWN - Alleged Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe is refusing to be admitted to the Valkenberg Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
While the State and defence are on the same page in terms of Mafe being evaluated to determine whether he is fit to stand trial and whether he was impaired at the time the alleged crime, the accused's lawyer Dali Mpofu said his client did not want that to happen at Valkenberg. "The accused is very adamant that if such referral is going to be made, it should not be made to Valkenberg and that's because of whatever nasty experiences he said he had there."Mafe insists there is nothing wrong with him.When he failed to show up last week, the prosecution explained several prison officials tried to persuade him to leave his cell, but he flat-out refused.
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