Staff Reporter.
Suspended African National Congress (ANC) member Carl Niehaus case has been postponed to February for trial.
Niehaus appeared in the Estcourt Magistrates Court earlier on Monday.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson (NPA) Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said that the case had been postponed to 14 – 18 February 2022 for trial.
Niehaus was speaking to the media live on television when he was arrested outside the Estcourt prison for allegedly violating Level 4 lockdown regulations by convening a gathering of approximately 100 people on 8 July.
A video clip Niehaus shared on social media shows him saying that on 14 February 2022, he will be back at the court to face the “trumped up” allegations.
Even though he was caught on camera participating in the illegal gathering, Niehaus claimed that the case against him was illegal, and he maintained that he was innocent.
He said that the accusations were brought against him because of factional divisions within the ANC.