The Pretoria Regional Court on Thursday turned down a new application by the defence team of Ekurhuleni metro chief Robert McBride to force the state to hand over all statements made by three state witnesses, even those not relating to his drunken-driving case.
The Witwatersrand director of public prosecutions will be asked to present legal arguments in the drunken-driving case of metro police chief Robert McBride on witness statements related to other cases under investigation. McBride’s case was postponed to Thursday to give his legal team a chance to serve documents on Charin de Beer.
Legal counsel for Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride on Monday asked the Pretoria Regional Court to compel the state to hand over all documents containing statements made against him. This included a statement not related to the drunken-driving case before the court.
The Pretoria Regional Court on Monday turned down an application by Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride’s legal team for the state to hand over all documents, even those not relating to his drunken-driving charge. Advocate Guido Penzhorn argued that not having the documents affected McBride’s right to adequately prepare a defence.
Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride’s 2006 car accident could have been caused by an increase in his diabetes medication, the Pretoria Regional Court heard on Wednesday. McBride’s counsel told the court that two days before the accident, McBride had gone to see a doctor who allegedly doubled his type-two diabetes medication dose.
Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride was drunk on the night of his December 2006 accident, a second state witness told the Pretoria Regional Court on Tuesday. He said that the next day a press release was compiled stating that McBride had not been drunk on the night of the accident.
The first witness in the drunken-driving case of Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride told the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday that he was told he and his family would be murdered if he did not help in a cover-up for McBride. ”He wasn’t sober enough to drive,” the witness said.
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/ 23 November 2007
Two of the three metro cops implicated in Robert McBride’s alleged drunk-driving cover-up have resigned, Ekurhuleni metro police said on Friday. Spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said Itumeleng Koko and Patrick Johnson resigned earlier this week. It has been reported that the men received indemnity from prosecution by turning state witness against metro chief McBride.
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/ 14 September 2007
Three people have been granted immunity from prosecution for information on drunk-driving charges against Ekurhuleni metro police boss Robert McBride, the National Prosecuting Authority says. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> reported on Friday that McBride’s three main detractors are criminals involved in cash-in-transit heists, according to their lawyer.<br><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/319216/video-icon.gif"> <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/mcbride" target="_blank" class="standardtextsmall"><b>View live video</b></a>