Cape Town – Police Minister Bheki Cele has reportedly said that he has nothing to do with the dramatic arrest of Advocate Malesela Teffo, who is representing four of the men accused of murdering Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa.
Teffo was arrested in court on Thursday.
According to EWN, a warrant of arrest was issued for Teffo in January after he failed to appear in court for trespassing.
While Advocate Teffo was being cuffed by police in the very court that he stood to address, he accused Cele of wanting him off the Meyiwa murder case, the report said.
#BREAKING Adv Teffo being arrested in the Pretoria high court. #SenzoMeyiwatrial #SenzoMeyiwa pic.twitter.com/XJhkfrGhPB
— Kgomzzz ? (@motso_modise) April 28, 2022
He also asked why he was being arrested now, when it appeared the warrant of arrest was authorised for missing a court appearance in January 2022.
Teffo was expected to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
According to eNCA, the police minister said he was only informed of the arrest after it happened.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he has nothing to do with the arrest of Advocate Malesela #Teffo. The defence lawyer is representing accused one to four in the #SenzoMeyiwaTrial. He was arrested in court today. #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/3fW0uku9d7
— eNCA (@eNCA) April 28, 2022
Meanwhile, the report said, police commissioner Fannie Masemola said he wanted a report on Teffo’s arrest.
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