THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 16:45 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 16:45 |
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Racial slurs, surprise documents in Motata trialAllegations of racial slurs and surprise documents emerged in Judge Nkola Motata's drunken-driving trial in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Twists in Motata's drunken-driving trialA number of twists emerged in the drunken-driving trial of Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Witness tells Motata trial of racial slurA witness in Judge Nkola Motata's drunken-driving trial said the owner of a property the judge crashed into called the judge a "drunken kaffir". Motata witness allegedly threatenedProsecutions chief Charin de Beer will be called to court to discuss alleged threats made against a witness in Judge Nkola Motata's trial. Cops told Motata they were 'forced' to arrest himJohannesburg metro police told Judge Nkola Motata that a property owner "forced" them to arrest him, a court heard on Monday. Police told not to arrest Motata, court hearsPolice drove away from the scene of an accident involving Judge Nkola Motata after being told by radio control not to arrest him, a court has heard. Motata four times over legal limit, court hearsJudge Nkola Motata's blood-alcohol level was four times over the legal limit when a blood sample was drawn, a court has heard. Defence: Motata denied being drunk at accident scenePretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata denied being drunk at the scene of an accident, the defence proposed in court on Wednesday. Motata trial: Handwritten note accepted as evidenceA note apparently written by high court Judge Nkola Motata on the night of his alleged drunken-driving accident was admitted as evidence on Wednesday. Motata's comments come back to haunt himCellphone recordings taken on the night of an alleged drunken-driving accident involving High Court Judge Nkola Motata are admissible as evidence. |
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