Overview
- Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng invoked Section 186 of the Criminal Procedure Act to subpoena the officers alleged to have assaulted Zungu.
- He said he cannot rule on the statement’s admissibility or permit cross-examination until that testimony is heard.
- The trial was postponed to 19 January 2026 due to the judicial recess and to allow the state to call the officers.
- Prosecutors argue Zungu’s 2019 statement is central to the case, while the defence says it was signed after alleged torture.
- Zungu was absent for medical reasons, and earlier sessions faced heightened security after police reported threats to key state witnesses.