Gen Mzondase William Mpembe appeared in court on Monday alongside Col Salmon Vermaak, Const Nkosana Mguye and warrant officers Collin Mogale, Joseph Sekgwetla and Khazamola Makhubela.
“Several key witnesses have already testified when the matter appeared at the high court in October 2020. Among those were a crime scene expert from the SAPS, a CCTV operator from Lonmin mines and a videographer from the SAPS,” said National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Henry Mamothame.
The case is set to continue until Friday and the state is expected to call more witnesses during the course of the trial, Mamothame said. Mpembe, Brig Jacobus van Zyl, Brig Dingaan Madoda and Lt-Col Oupa Pule were facing charges in the high court in the North West relating to the death in police custody of Modisaotsile Sagalala.
The charges were defeating the ends of justice for allegedly concealing information around Sagalala's death, and contravention of the Ipid Act and the Commissions Act for not reporting a death in police custody.
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