lawyers

A D V B A L O Y I S C questions whether lawyers (prosecutors) had reviewed the case before the investigating officer, Colonel Padayachee, went to the magistrate the first time and were turned back.

“So you say to us, Colonel Padayachee went to the Magistrate the first time and he was turned back, right? The then question is, well, does it mean the lawyers in there, the prosecutors, had never looked at this work before he went to the Magistrate?”

Investigative teams present evidence linked to persons and allegations in briefing sessions including plans for arrests and searches.

“And when they present, they would make a PowerPoint presentation, sometimes some of them, them being the lawyers there, they would want to speak off the cuff, but they would give you a briefing of the evidence, how persons are linked to the allegations”

The briefing team presents evidence linking persons to allegations and indicates intentions to arrest, search, and resources required.

“A n d w h e n t h e y p r e s e n t , t h e y w o u l d m a k e a P o w e r P o i n t p r e s e n t a t i o n , s o m e t i m e s s o m e o f t h e m , t h e m b e i n g t h e l a w y e r s t h e r e , t h e y w o u l d w a n t t o s p e a k o ff t h e c u f f , b u t t h e y w o u l d g i v e y o u a b r i e f i n g o f t h e e v i d e n c e , h o w p e r s o n s a r e l i n k e d t o t h e a l l e g a t i o n s , w h i c h p e r s o n s a r e l i n k e d t o t h e a l l e g a t i o n s , a b r i e f s u m m a r y o f w h a t e v i d e n c e t h e y r e l y o n , a n d t h e n t o i n d i c a t e w h o i t i s t h e y i n t e n d t o a r r e s t . D o t h e y i n t e n d t o s e a r c h ? D o t h e y h a v e a r r e s t w a r r a n t s ? D o t h e y h a v e s e a r c h w a r r a n t s ? A r e t h e y g o i n g t o b e j u s t , a n d f o r g i v e m y l a n g u a g e , o r d i n a r y s e a r c h e r s , o r a r e t h e y g o i n g t o b e c y b e r s e a r c h e r s ? W h e r e t h e s e a r e g o i n g t o t a k e p l a c e ?”

Procurement processes can cause confusion for lawyers between quotations and purchase orders; a purchaser asks suppliers for a quotation, then issues a purchase order as an official order backed by the quotation and pricing.

“maybe what has caused confusion for lawyers is in some procurement processes , a purchaser would ask for a quotation from a supplier ... and the supplier provides a quotation ... And they then issue a purchase order based on that quotation”

Lieutenant-General Shibiri said he first reported to General Sibiya on 7 December that the lawyers have been informed about the detention status.

“You first reported to General Sibiya on the 7th of December, where you told him that the lawyers have been told. You gave him that report.”