Man wrongly arrested for Meyiwa's murder sues State for R17m TheStar_news
Johannesburg - A man falsely arrested for the murder of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa is demanding R17.7million as compensation. The date for the multimillion-rand court case has been set for May. In papers lodged at the high court in Joburg against the police minister and the national director of public prosecutions by Zamokuhle Mbatha, his lawyers said they wanted annual interest of 15.5% on their initial R10m demand.
This comes as a document in the lawsuit's file, which was signed in October 2017, stated that the hearing was expected to be heard in May. Mbatha’s legal representative, Mxolisi Ndwandwe, said yesterday he could not confirm the exact amount accrued through interest as he didn't have the case file in front of him when The Star called.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said the civil suit office had not come back to him about the possibility of the payout to Mbatha.
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