Germiston Magistrate’s Court grants 11th postponement for undocumented immigrant national case
28 July 2023
ActionSA is deeply disappointed that the Germiston Magistrate’s Court has again postponed the criminal case against the undocumented foreign national Tony Kadzadi – who is accused of hijacking buildings in Primrose, Ekurhuleni – for the eleventh time.
More than six months have now passed since Kadzadi was first arrested for building hijacking in Ekurhuleni, which means that the complainant in the matter, Patricia Khoza, is being denied her legal rights of human dignity by the perpetual delays taking place in this matter.
ActionSA believes that the delays are an attempt by the criminal justice system to frustrate Khoza and protect Kadzadi who has again been granted bail despite not holding any South African documentation, and repeatedly intimidating Khoza.
As a party that believes in the rule of law, ActionSA believes that the court proceedings against Kadzadi have made a mockery of South Africa’s legal system. The court case is emblematic of the ANC’s breakdown of the rule of law in South Africa where courts defend culprits instead of defending the victims of crime in the country.