AfriForum obtains success in court cases on lockdown regulation arrests
21 August 2020
AfriForum recently defended two accused successfully in criminal courts in two pilot cases that the civil rights organisation took on during the lockdown. AfriForum decided to support these people – who were arrested unlawfully – so that justice can prevail.
In the first case, a man was arrested by the SAPS after he was pulled over. Although he had the necessary permit with him, he was arrested on ivory-related charges after the officers found a pair of old kudu horns in the trunk of his car.
In the second case, a man was arrested because he had cigarettes in his possession.
Both men were arrested because they had allegedly violated lockdown regulations. AfriForum instructed its legal team to support the men in the criminal court. Both were acquitted, the second in a case that was heard earlier today.