Suspended Tshwane metro deputy police chief wants charges dropped

19 September 2012 - 08:59 By Sapa
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Suspended Tshwane metro deputy police chief Ndumiso Jaca will apply to have all charges against him set aside in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

Jaca is facing 11 charges including fraud, and driving a vehicle with unregistered number plates, false number plates, and police lights.

In his last court appearance, Jaca's lawyer Andre Steenkamp requested a postponement to enable him to draft the application.

Magistrate Graham Travers postponed the matter and said legal arguments would be presented orally in court.

Prosecutor Heinrich Scholtz indicated that the State would oppose the application to have the charges dropped.

On June 5, Scholtz told the court that amendments had been made to the charges against Jaca, increasing them from nine to 11.

Without going into the details, Scholtz said five of the charges were "major ones", and the rest were "alternatives".

Earlier, Scholtz was ordered by the magistrate to furnish the defence with further particulars relating to the case.

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