South African’s human trafficking trial begins on Wednesday

Written by Simon Endjala on 22 October 2018.

WINDHOEK, 22 OCT (NAMPA) – The trial of Martinus Pretorius, a South African national facing 19 human trafficking and rape offences committed in Namibia in 2012, is finally set to begin in the High Court here on Wednesday.
The trial was scheduled to start before High Court Deputy Judge-President Hosea Angula on Monday, but could not proceed because the accused had not yet consulted his new State-funded lawyer, Advocate Zagrys Grobler in respect of the pleas he will enter before court.
The case was then postp ...