THE trial of three members of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) who escaped from the Cape High Court on October 4 but were later recaptured will continue on Wednesday. Ebrahim Jeneker, and brothers Abdullah and Ismail Maansdorp escaped from the holding cells of the Cape Town High Court during their trial on 138 charges including murder and hijacking. They fled to the Cape Flats, but were rearrested with the assistance of members of the public. They are alleged to be members of ”G-Force”, a paramilitary group attached to Pagad thought to be responsible for a campaign of urban terror in the Western Cape. Jeneker and the Maansdorp brothers appeared briefly in court on Monday. A bottleneck of Pagad trials has formed at the Cape High Court because the same accused, defence advocates and state advocates are involved. – Sapa
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