“I can confirm that he came into the republic last night.
He was briefly detained by the SAPS and it was confirmed there is no warrant of
arrest for him‚” his lawyer Rudi Krause said on Friday.
“He is in SA for his brother’s funeral and to appear in
court on the culpable homicide charges.”
He was detained because a look-out had been circulated for
him on the SAPS system on a 2016 Rosebank case.
Krause said police did not want to identify what this case
is in regard to. “At this stage‚ we do not know the nature of that case.”
The National Prosecuting Authority has told SowetanLIVE
there is currently no warrant for Duduzane — only the summons for him to appear
in a Johannesburg court on Thursday‚ July 12‚ to face two charges of culpable
homicide related to a 2014 car accident.
Elaborating on Thursday night’s events‚ Krause said
Duduzane Zuma was “briefly detained” at the O.R Tambo International Airport
upon his arrival.
“No warrant of arrest was issued‚ he was therefore not
arrested.”
The law enforcement officials‚ he said‚ were professional
in their conduct.
“They acted responsibly and were completely fair‚” Krause
said.
Nhlakanipho Vusi Zuma‚ 25‚ a lupus sufferer‚ died on
Sunday. His funeral service will be held at the Rhema Recreational Centre in
Randburg on Saturday morning‚ before being laid to rest at the Westpark
Cemetery. He was the youngest of five children born to the former president and
his third wife‚ the late Kate Mantsho. His siblings are the twins Duduzane and
Duduzile.
The summons against Duduzane Zuma is in connection with the
deaths of two minibus taxi passengers.
Phumzile Dube was killed in February 2014 after his Porsche
collided with the taxi in which she was travelling. Her fellow passenger‚ Nanki
Jeanette Mashaba‚ who was injured in the accident‚ reportedly died in hospital
a few weeks after the crash.
In August 2015‚ the NPA decided not to prosecute the former
president’s son‚ despite Magistrate Lalitha Chetty finding‚ during a formal
judicial inquest into the death‚ that there was prima facie evidence that
Dube’s death had been caused by the younger Zuma’s negligent actions.
But‚ after AfriForum and former prosecutor Gerrie Nel
announced that they intended to pursue a private prosecution against Zuma‚ the
state reconsidered that decision‚ and sought representations from Zuma on why
he should not face charges. sowetan
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