South Africa - Anni Dewani, 28, shot to death, Gugulethu, 13 Nov 2010 #3

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

VZ: Mr. Tongo, MM is talking to you at almost 18:45. He says "there's five of us, remember?". Can you tell the court why five?

Tongo: He (MM) was counting himself, Mr. Dewani, Qwabe, myself and Mngeni.

Let's hope this becomes the mantra for the prosecution !

 

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Let's hope this becomes the mantra for the prosecution !

Yes! Seems weird but I agree, the prosecution should run with it.

Poor Mr VZ, he'll be in tears soon. Dewani is just having a laugh.

 

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Double post

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt @ANN7tv 1m1 minute ago

Court's in session

VZ, defence delving into phone calls made to and received on Tongo handset.



Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 59s59 seconds ago

Proceedings resume

Tongo: Monde was my assistant. Everything he heard from the men, he would call me & inform me (and vice versa)

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

VZ: The arrangement that the car would be washed, was this to remove fingerprints?

Tongo: I don't know of fingerprints.


News24 ‏@News24 3m3 minutes ago

VZ: Is car wash to get rid of fingerprints?

Tongo: Don't know anything about that, normally took my car to be washed near Monde

VZ: So once they killed the lady they should take car & leave near carwash?

Tongo: That correct.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 40s40 seconds ago

Tongo says the car was to be dropped close to a car wash. Yesterday, he said, he only thought of his car, after the fact.

VZ: Yesterday, you said, "what I know is that they were going to leave the motor vehicle on the spot".

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 1m1 minute ago

Shrien Dewani seems pleased.


VZ: Please explain because now we hear the car had to be left at a carwash?

Tongo: The fact that they were going to leave the car near the carwash, I wouldn't know what they would do with the key.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

Tongo: So leave the car on the spot, maybe near the carwash.

VZ: Simple question, did you know where they would leave the car or not?

Tongo: I knew because some of the things are reappearing since we're seeing the video clips.

 

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News24 ‏@News24 4m4 minutes ago

VZ: Now you say you wanted car left near carwash, can you please explain what appears to be a contradiction?


Judge Traverso: Monde statement said he lives in New Crossroads, far from Khayelitsha.

Tongo: His dad was there, he lived in Khayelitsha.

(I hope they will verify that)

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt 26s26 seconds ago

Traverso, indicates Mbolombo stated he lives in New Crossroads..."Which is quite far from Khayelitsha" after the incident.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

VZ refers to a printed, poster-sized, timeline of all the call interaction between Mbolombo and Tongo.

Van Zyl draws Tongo's attention to a call made from Mbolombo to Qwabe, 126 secs at 21:31:55, & plays audio clip

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt 3m3 minutes ago

Tongo, says as far as he knows, Monde's father stays there...he always new Monde stayed in Khayelitsha, but he might have changed that,

VZ, introduces Monde's call to Tongo 18:38:55

VZ, says there's no further call between Monde and Tongo....timeline 5, Sat 18:26 - 20:16....only calls between Monde and Qwabe.

 

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Ayesha ‏@CloraVannieKaap 3m3 minutes ago

Van Zyl plays another audio clip translated from Xhosa to English between Monde and Qwabe on the Saturday, 13 Nov, 2010


kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt 3m3 minutes ago

VZ : Monde calls Qwabe using phone in the office.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 24s24 seconds ago

Monde says "You know that thing we were talking about. It must happen today." MM tells MQ that he will call him constantly, and get hold of him (presumably, Tongo)

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

VZ: Mr. Tongo, there was no contact between you and Mbolombo since 18:38 until 21:33. Here's MM calling MQ before he speaks to you, after not speaking to you for some time. I know you were not part of this conversation but from your background, what is this instruction MM is giving MQ?

Tongo: As you already said, MM & MQ were talking over the phone. I was not there. I don't know what they were talking about.

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt 4m4 minutes ago

Shrien Dewani, frowns, looks at screen....grabs his ear as loud ringtone of phone is heard in court

 

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Leila Samodien ‏@Leila_Luck 3m3 minutes ago

Court has heard another audio recording - this time a call between middleman Monde & alleged hired killer Qwabe.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 3m3 minutes ago

VZ: You said the accused said it should happen that night. Strangely we see it's MM who said that thing has to happen tonight. If MM was referring to the hijacking, he couldn't get that info from you. Would you agree?

Tongo: I won't be able to answer on a conversation btw MM & MQ.


Roy McKenzie ‏@RoyMcK 3m3 minutes ago Cape Town

VZ: Your evidence was accused told you at restaurant it must happen tonight. Before you could relay to Monde, he tells Qwabe

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 2m2 minutes ago

VZ repeats his question.

Tongo: I'm still not going to be able to answer you because I don't have an answer for that.

 

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Leigh-Anne Jansen ‏@LA_JANSEN 35s35 seconds ago

VZ: MM played a much bigger role than you want to imply.

Tongo: As I am saying, MM was assisting me.

VZ: MM played a bigger role than just being a link between you and Qwabe. Would you agree?

Tongo: As I said, Monde was my assistant, I don't know what you are saying that he played a big or small role.