Records of bail proceedings ruled as admissible evidence

The Windhoek High Court could not uphold the defence counsel’s objection that one of the accused in a prison sex scandal was not properly informed of his rights in that his bail application record could be used at the trial.
Judge Dinnah Usiku, after a trial-within-a-trial, ruled that the records of the bail proceeding in respect of Benedictus Afrikaner are admissible.
“It can be used against him during the trial,” she ruled.
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