Overview
- The defence has pressed warrant officer Johannes Phiri over contradictions in police testimony about the movements of a Volkswagen Golf used during Musa Kekana’s arrest and has put vehicle tracker data at the centre of its challenge.
- Phiri told the court he followed Captain Phumi Sekgobela’s Golf and that Kekana was placed into that vehicle but said he did not check or know the Golf’s tracking information and had not made a contemporaneous witness statement.
- The defence argues tracker logs will show the Golf spent extended time at Kekana’s Bramley property, a claim it says contradicts officers’ accounts and supports its argument that the arrest procedures were unlawful.
- Kekana alleges he was assaulted and forced into the boot of an unmarked Toyota Fortuner during the arrest; Phiri testified he was driving a Fortuner while Sekgobela has said no Fortuner was at the scene, heightening credibility disputes.
- The trial‑within‑a‑trial will continue with more witnesses, and the court’s ruling on the lawfulness of the arrest and admissibility of seized evidence could materially affect the prosecution of attempted murder, conspiracy and money‑laundering charges.