A suspect caught with a bag of 13 explosives in a full taxi on Ruth First Highway made a brief appearance in the Durban magistrate’s court on Thursday.
Hlomohang Tenki, 23, originally from the Eastern Cape but says he lives in Zwelisha informal settlement in Amaoti, near Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal, was nabbed on Tuesday by a team of Hawks and organised crime members.
Tenki was travelling in the taxi from Phoenix to the Durban CBD when police intercepted the vehicle near the M41 in Umhlanga.
In court, the dishevelled man, wearing a soiled T-shirt and denim jeans, spoke through a Sesotho translator.
He enlisted Legal Aid attorney Nonkululeko Ndlovu, who told the court her client was against images of him being taken by the media.
Taxi passenger caught with explosives 'fears for his life', court hears
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A suspect caught with a bag of 13 explosives in a full taxi on Ruth First Highway made a brief appearance in the Durban magistrate’s court on Thursday.
Hlomohang Tenki, 23, originally from the Eastern Cape but says he lives in Zwelisha informal settlement in Amaoti, near Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal, was nabbed on Tuesday by a team of Hawks and organised crime members.
Tenki was travelling in the taxi from Phoenix to the Durban CBD when police intercepted the vehicle near the M41 in Umhlanga.
In court, the dishevelled man, wearing a soiled T-shirt and denim jeans, spoke through a Sesotho translator.
He enlisted Legal Aid attorney Nonkululeko Ndlovu, who told the court her client was against images of him being taken by the media.
Hawks hold Durban man who had bag of explosives in fully laden taxi
When court magistrate B Singh asked the reason, Ndlovu said: “By virtue of the charges that my client faces, he fears for his life.”
Prosecutor Calvin Govender said the state opposed bail, as his nationality and address needed verification.
Singh quashed the suspect’s request to deny pictures. He ruled the matter was in the public interest.
Tenki, who will be detained at the Durban north police station, will appear in court again on December 1.
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