Fishrot accused continue petition for Judge Chinhengo's recusal
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Lawyer Mbanga Siyoumunji, who is representing the Fishrot accused, Nigel van Wyk, says his client has exhausted all avenues regarding the recusal of Judge Moses Chinhengo.
Lawyer Mbanga Siyoumunji, who is representing the Fishrot accused, Nigel van Wyk, says his client has exhausted all avenues regarding the recusal of Judge Moses Chinhengo.
Another legal battle has emerged at the High Court, tied to the infamous Fishrot scandal, as Nigel Van Wyk faces staunch opposition from the Prosecutor General in his attempt to seek review and overturn some charges against him.
In a firm decision by the High Court, Judge Moses Chinhengo has once again denied requests for postponement in the plea hearing of the individuals accused in the high-profile Fishrot case.
The Office of the Prosecutor General wrote to Fishrot accused, Nigel van Wyk's legal representative, confirming that the State will consider favorably an offer he allegedly made to plead guilty to the charge of attempting to obstruct the course of justice.
The bail hearing application of Nigel van Wyk, one of the accused in the fishrot scandal, has been postponed to 11 April.
Van Wyk is remanded in custody until his next appearance.
Nigel van Wyk, a co-accused in the Fishrot scandal, denied any wrongdoing or unlawfully gaining any proceeds from companies implicated in the ongoing corruption case when he testified during his bail hearing application today.
The bail application of Bernhardt Esau and Nigel van Wyk in the multimillion-dollar fishrot corruption scandal has been postponed until tomorrow.
Esau's lawyer, Florian Beukes, informed the court that his client was constrained by ill health.
Fishrot accused and former Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau and Nigel van Wyk will again attempt to seek their freedom in the High Court on Wednesday.