Witness: No hidden agenda in Meyiwa accused’s arrest
Lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, told the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday hat there was no hidden agenda in the arrest of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya.
Gininda had been instrumental in the arrest of the five accused in the much-publicised murder trial.
He is under cross-examination in the trial-within-a-trial, where the defence is arguing against the admissibility of alleged confessions made by Sibiya and accused two Bongani Ntanzi.
Gininda testified in court that there was no hidden agenda in Sibiya’s arrest, as he was wanted for other crimes as well.
He said that this includes a case in Tembisa, which involved drugs and the illegal possession of ammunition.
“There is the Vosloorus case where he was tried, and the matter finalised with a conviction. When he was approached on the Tembisa case, this was not the only warrant,” said Gininda.
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“There was another warrant where he had shot a police officer there. I don’t mean to defame, but I’m trying to show that this was not the case. He was tried and convicted for the Vosloorus case, and that is the matter before this court.”
Sibiya was arrested on 30 May 2020.
His defence counsel, Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu, believes that at the time of his arrest, the defence did not have sufficient evidence linking him to Meyiwa’s murder.
“I am not sure if we can say that. There were fingers that were pointing to him, and even when we got to him, there was more evidence and that is why we are here in this court.”
