General Discussion Thread #1 -Bail Hearing

[Carol70]

wtf:



A woman wants to bring a "constitutional application" to the court. She is a non-practising female attorney who says the constitution of South Africa is affected by the case. The application "addresses Pistorius's mental state:". The judge, prosecution and defence are all unhappy. Both Nel and Roux (for Pistorius) protest.

 

[Lola]

#OscarPistorius Nair says there are rules and we won't be hearing any app from anyone other than the counsel involved. BB

 

[Lola]

11:25 - Nair - I've afforded you the opportunity to speak, even though I didn't invite you to.

11:25 - Magistrate says 'we are at an advanced stage. Not in interest of justice.'

11:24 - Both Nel and Roux protest. She says it is a constitutional application.

 

[Carol70]

David Smith @SmithInAfrica


The mystery woman is told about procedure, collects her plastic bag and walks across the court to the exit. Nair frowns at it all.

 

[Lola]

#OscarPistorius Nel places on record that the team found out yesterday he is facing charges of attempted murder. BB

 

[Lola]

#OscarPistorius Nair calls Botha to appear before him. We adjourn for 15 minutes. BB

#OscarPistorius Nair I'm concerned that my plan for the morning has been thwarted. Nair wants to known if IO Botha is here. BB

 

[Lola]

thwarted...LOL yes, this will probably drag on for another day.

anyone have any ideas about what constitutional application is and who might have brought this?

 

[Lola]

Court to adjourn for 15 minutes so Botha can be called to address the magistrate's questions. #OscarPistorious @eNCAnews

Magistrate Nair: where is Botha now? Nel: he's in court building, he asked not be here. Nair says he wants Botha to be called.

 

[Carol70]

Nel: "He's in the court building. I'm in contact with him. He wished not to be here now." Nair: "Am I allowed to recall him now?" Yes.

Prosecutor jokes 'there goes my case' as #pistorius arresting officer summoned

 

[Carol70]

thwarted...LOL yes, this will probably drag on for another day.

anyone have any ideas about what constitutional application is and who might have brought this?

No idea..so interesting but maybe a nutjob..who goes to court with a plastic bag>>>

 

[Carol70]

There are protests going on outside the court too:

EWN Reporter‏@ewnreporter

#ANCWL march banner reads stop killing and raping our women and children. CS

 

[Carol70]

Alex Crawford‏@AlexCrawfordSky

#oscarpistorius motion by female lawyer. She wants OP examined for 60 days by psychiatrists to determine sanity at time of Reeva death

 

[Carol70]

Just adding some random tweets while we wait for things start again: quite funny.

Eunice Huthart‏@eunicehuv

Can you believe this, they have halted the bail hearing to go looking for investigating officer, #gonemissing #OscarPistorius

 

[Carol70]

lady_ellison‏@lady_ellison

The #OscarPistorius case is like one of them crap american detective novels amazon put on offer of the day for about 10p

 

[Lola]

11:43 - Aislinn Laing tweets: Colleague of WO Botha tells me he was at police college with him and he's "a really good officer" they can't do without. Says charges trumped up.

 

[Carol70]

Haha, this made me LOL


Snort RT @CathrynR: Looking for Botha. The sequel to Searching for Sugarman. #oscarpistorius

 

[Lola]

11:45 - David Smith says: Brother Carl Pistorius looking energised. Uncle Arnold Pistorius on mobile phone. Other family members huddled in discussion.

 

[Lola]

can you have a mistrial at a bail hearing? :waitasec:

 

[Carol70]

Ranjeni Munusamy‏@RanjeniM

You think! @AldrinSampear: #OscarPistorius court official suspects the lady who brought the motion herself is mentally unstable

 

[Carol70]

can you have a mistrial at a bail hearing? :waitasec:

lolol...anything is possible!

We have a very popular saying here: "Africa is not for sissies"
So true!!