Macia cops re-apply for bail

The nine police officers accused of killing Daveyton taxi driver Mido Macia will re-apply for bail in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

New evidence had prompted the officers to do so. Earlier this month, the court heard that alternative addresses for the accused had to be verified before the newly-found evidence was presented.

Speaking outside court on July 16 defence attorney Patrick Sithole said he was confident about the new evidence.

He said the policemen were frustrated because they had spent months behind bars following the death of the Mozambican taxi driver.

Macia was filmed being tied to the back of a police van and dragged along a street in Daveyton on February 26. Police had confronted him because his taxi was apparently blocking traffic.

A scuffle ensued and he was taken to the local police station, where he was found dead in the holding cells several hours later.

The accused are Thamsanqa Ncema, 35, Linda Sololo, 56, Meshack Malele, 45, Motome Walter Ramatlou, 37, Percy Mnisi, 26, Bongumusa Mdluli, 25, Sipho Ngobeni, 30, Lungisa Ewababa, 31, and Bongani Kolisi, 27.