Johnathan Paoli
THE White River Magistrates Court has postponed the case against the 95 Libyans arrested in connection with an illegal military camp in White River, Mpumalanga to the end of the month, in order to allow for further investigation.
The Libyans appeared in court on Monday on charges of contravening the Immigration Act and the Magistrate Eddie Hall postponed the matter to 26 August, following applications by both the state and defence for a postponement.
Hall ruled on the application by the media and said no faces of the accused should be shown, no live streaming of proceedings and no recording of private conversations will be allowed.
In addition, the magistrate said that pictures can be taken before or after proceedings and that private conversations with the accused can only occur with consent from the state and defence attorneys.
Hall held that the accused will remain in custody until
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