The state prosecutor had argued for imprisonment, saying Mashaba had no respect for the rule of law
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Mashaba was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for the contempt charge. State prosecutor Richard Chabalala previously said there was evidence that Mashaba had tried to appeal his conviction but the application was dismissed. “Failure to disclose previous convictions or pending cases in contravention of the provisions of section 60 of the CPA is an act that is intended to defeat or obstruct the administration of justice and therefore a form of defeating or obstructing the course of justice.”
Furthermore, he said, section 60 states that an accused person who fails or refuses to comply or furnishes the court with false information shall be guilty and is liable to a conviction of imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years.
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