Mogotsi’s ‘assassination’ claim hit by CCTV evidence in court

By Johnathan Paoli

Brown Mogotsi’s alleged fake assassination case took a turn on Wednesday when the state handed his lawyers video evidence it claimed showed him shooting at his own vehicle before reporting that he had survived an attack.

Mogotsi was appearing briefly in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, where the matter had been expected to proceed towards the setting of a trial date.

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Instead, the court granted the defence additional time to consult with Mogotsi after receiving a compact disc containing the alleged CCTV footage shortly before proceedings began.

Mogotsi’s attorney, William Sekgatja, said the evidence had only been provided moments before the case was called.

“I can confirm that today, maybe just a few minutes before the matter was called, a CD was handed over to us containing what is said to be a video,”