/ 5 April 2001

BASSON CHARGES ?CHAOTIC?

COUNSEL for germ warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson has described the state’s case regarding murder charges against his client as “chaotic” as far as facts were concerned. Advocate Jaap Cilliers asked Judge Willie Hartzenberg to discharge Basson on more than 30 murder-related charges, saying that the state’s case was not strong enough for a conviction. Last month, the defence argued for Basson’s acquittal on six drug-related charges and argument for his discharge on 27 fraud charges would follow at a later stage.