By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The defence lawyer of four of five men accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Advocate Malesela Teffo’s case of trespassing has been postponed.
Teffo made a brief appearance in the Hillbrow Magistrates Court on Friday.
There was a delay after Teffo brought an application for the presiding magistrate in the matter to recuse himself.
Last month, he was arrested dramatically inside the Pretoria High Court for being in contempt of court.
He is facing a common assault charge and trespassing.
The matter has been postponed to 8 July for submissions.
Teffo’s legal representative Tshepo Thobane told the court that they have laid a complaint against Magistrate Bradshaw with the magistrates commission.
Thobane said because of the complaint, Bradshaw could not preside over Friday’s appearance.
But Bradshaw said he was not aware of a complaint and that was only aware of a recusal application from May last year, which he was ready to deal with.
Friday’s sitting was for that application to be heard but both the state’s lawyer and the defence told the court they were new on this matter and needed time to prepare and get acquitted with the case details.
As the Meyiwa trial returns to the Pretoria High Court on Monday, Teffo said, “I am ready for Monday, we will continue and still be representing the four accused.”