Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court
The court heard testimony that Meyiwa’s murder was a contract killing and not a robbery gone wrong
Two of the five accused claim they were assaulted in order to force them to make confessions regarding the murder
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng denied he was giving evidence, saying he was only ‘citing the law’
The defence has argued that the accused were arrested on false pretence
State witness and police officer told the court that he went over the speed limit because the car had come back from service
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng says car-tracking evidence would help the court decide if accused number two Bongani Ntanzi’s claims of assault are true
But defence advocate Zandile Mshololo told the court the document the accused were seen reading was actually their indictment
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said he client was booked out for so many hours to be tortured and assaulted
Police officer disputes the claim that a brigadier asked accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, to strip his shirt off