By Johnathan Paoli
The State has accused former SAPS Special Task Force member Matipandile Sotheni of trying to reopen his bail case through supplementary affidavits, arguing that his defence was seeking “a second bite at the cherry” in its bid to secure his release.
Sotheni, who is accused of murdering Madlanga Commission whistle-blower Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, appeared briefly before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where his bail application was rolled over to Friday after the court failed to secure a Xhosa interpreter.
Before the postponement, the State and defence clashed over supplementary affidavits filed by Sotheni’s legal team in support of his bail application.
Proceedings were postponed on Monday in order for the defence to provide supplementary affidavits to the court.
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The State argued on Thursday that Sotheni’s legal team was improperly attempting to revisit issues that should have been
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