Justice for teacher kept in jail for 13 months on false rape charge

12 August 2019 - 07:00 By Shain Germaner
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A teacher who spent 13 months behind bars after being wrongfully charged with the rape of a nine-year-old girl has won a lawsuit against the police minister.

Now the NPA and the police must cough up after it came to light that the prosecutor and investigating officers withheld information from the court.

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