State clarifies allegation regarding Mogotsi’s vehicle shooting
The state says the allegation of Mogotsi's vehicle shooting came from eyewitnesses not video footage
The North West state has clarified that the allegation that political fixer Brown Mogotsi was seen shooting at his own vehicle in a maroon vehicle comes from eyewitness testimony, not from the disputed video footage. This clarification comes in response to Mogotsi's recent claim to the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court that the video footage showed him shooting at his own vehicle.
The state's response involved retrieving court transcripts to provide a more accurate account of what was previously stated. Mogotsi, who faces a charge of defeating the ends of justice, is alleged to have staged his own attempted assassination in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, last year. During a cross-examination by State Prosecutor Advocate Thami Mpekana, Mogotsi admitted to agreeing with the state's assertion that there is no evidence showing that the video footage depicts him shooting at his own car.
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