Donate #VerulamRape on bail, says lawyer

The defendant's defense attorney #Verulambad called Magistate Irfaan Khalil to reject the public's appeal for her client to be deprived of bail

L & # 39; Defense attorney Mondli Mthethwa told the Verulam family court that public opinion was not the law.

"The community is like the wind, if it blows on that side, they will go on that side," he said.

Mthethwa gave final arguments for the bail of the 43-year-old mechanic charged with raping and badual abuse on his 10-year-old daughter since 2013.

The man who can not be named to protect the identity of the child was arrested last month in a hut in Verulam.

Her bail appearances were met by outraged protesters, whose "no bail" songs could be heard inside the courtroom.

On Thursday morning, protesters signed a petition that they handed over to the prosecutor of the Republic, San Bhartu, asking Khalil not to give bail to the 39; accused.

In the document, they alleged that the accused was a violent man and said that they did not want him in the community.

But Mthethwa slammed the petition, already presented as a play.

"The public opinion should always be taken into account by the court.But they are not the law.The people walking outside are walking because they have seen charges but they can not The opinion is just a public opinion, "he said.

"There are signatures of members of the public but who is the person who compiled this. to the authority to do it? "

Responding to his argument, Bhartu reminded Khalil that it was the nature of the alleged offenses that had outraged members of the public

" If the bond is granted, there could be disorder.Bhartu strongly opposes bail, on behalf of the state, on the notion that the accused will run away. 19659002] But Mthethwa stated that his client never violated a court order against him.

Mthethwa says he has not violated a protection order granted by his ex-girlfriend , that Mthethwa left the court to hang on the idea that the key witness in the case of the state is a child of 10 years and that it is the only witness alleging the crucial crime of rape.

Bail judgment should be heard on Friday morning.