Magistrate Collin Matshitse said Ramosebudi was found guilty of incitement and not conspiracy to murder because the letters he sent did not reach the intended recipients.
The court heard at previous appearances that former state security minister David Mahlobo‚ former Free State premier Ace Magashule and former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane were the first three people Ramosebudi allegedly wanted to assassinate.
The alleged assassination plans were in documents police found in Ramosebudi’s home in Soshanguve‚ north of Pretoria. Ramosebudi was arrested after a visit by an undercover policeman who pretended to be interested in helping him. Their meeting was secretly recorded and filmed. Ramosebudi allegedly told the undercover officer that he wanted to use food poisoning and a sniper rifle to assassinate his targets.
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