JUST IN |‘Bail is denied’: Brown Mogotsi’s fourth bid for freedom fails
Brown Mogotsi's fourth attempt at bail was shot down in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, with the businessman accused of faking his own assassination branded untrustworthy and a flight risk.
A fourth bail application for Brown Mogotsi, a North West businessman and self-proclaimed political fixer, is set for judgment in Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court today. Mogotsi stands accused of unlawful firearm possession, discharging a firearm in a built-up area, perjury, and defeating the ends of justice. These charges stem from allegations of a staged attempted assassination in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, last November.
Mogotsi has been in police custody since May, with the prosecution vehemently opposing his release on bail.
During previous court proceedings, Mogotsi's defense team presented new addresses in Johannesburg and Mahikeng as supporting evidence for his bail application, arguing that these verified locations constituted fresh facts. The defense maintained that there is no legal prerequisite for an accused person to own property to be eligible for bail.
However, the prosecution countered this argument, asserting that the Johannesburg address was already known during earlier bail applications and therefore did not qualify as a new fact.
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