By Johnathan Paoli
The Pretoria High Court has overturned the bail condition that barred South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and two other senior officers from entering any Crime Intelligence premises while awaiting trial.
The ruling immediately removes a restriction that the court found was unsupported by evidence and imposed without explanation.
Khumalo and senior officers Precious Madondo and Maperemisa Lekalakala, were among seven people charged in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court with corruption and fraud earlier this year.
The charges fall under Schedule 5 of the Criminal Procedure Act, meaning the accused had to show that their release on bail would be in the interests of justice.
Despite this threshold, the State informed the magistrate that it was not opposing bail, stating that all investigations were complete, the accused were not flight risks, and their addresses and employment details had been verified.
However, acting chief magistrate
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