The defence has argued that one of the accused's right were violated by the magistrate who took his confession about Senzo Meyiwa's murder.
The defence is objecting to the admissibility of the recording as evidence in a trial-within-a-trial.
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday heard arguments from both the state and the defence on the admissibility of the recording of accused Read moreIt has claimed Ntanzi’s confession, which was taken down by Magistrate Vivian Cronje in the presence of his attorney in June 2020, was made under duress.
“Even if we are still contesting whether the statement was taken free and voluntarily, but we still maintain that a right has been infringed,” he told the court.“The legal question here is… was the recording obtained in a rightful way?” the defence lawyer asked.
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