State gets a bloody nose in pilot court case testing lockdown regulations
Dental technician Andries Hennop holds a pack of pipe tobacco he says he bought before the lockdown. He has been acquitted after being caught with two cigarette cartons in his car during the lockdown.A 42-year-old Krugersdorp man who spent hours behind bars after being arrested for being in possession of sealed cigarettes during the lockdown has been acquitted in a test case brought by AfriForum.
The dental technician had maintained his innocence since his arrest, as he argued the cigarettes had been purchased before the ban. Marnus Kamfer, AfriForum’s legal and risk manager, described Hennop’s acquittal as a victory for the country.
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