NOT GUILTY South Africa - Anni Dewani, 28, shot to death, Gugulethu, 13 Nov 2010 #5

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 28 secs28 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial AM: Sgt Mellet, W/O Spephanus, Cpt Lutchman, all testified that accused was emotional. #sabcnews

 

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Roy McKenzie ‏@RoyMcK 31 secs31 seconds ago Cape Town

The wonderfully animated interpreter has just slipped into court, curious no doubt about how things are going #DewaniTrial

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 23s 24 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial Traverso: Problem with Stefanus and Mellet's evidence. They present suspicion in the accused's conduct. Then comes Lutchman & says the opposite
Mopp: They were not trying to convince the court. They both made concessions that the accused was emotional

#DewaniTrial The accused offers an excuse for their return trip to Gugulethu. He takes the suspicion off Tongo. He says "my wife wanted to see the township" The reason for their return was much more sinister.

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 1m

#DewaniTrial Mopp: The court is lead to believe that it is completely fortuitous that two ppl are waiting & lo and behold, the deceased wanted to go back into the township at that exact time?

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 1 min1 minute ago

#DewaniTrial Mopp: "my (*wife)wanted to see the township" is an important piece of evidence. RE

*Added by me as other tweets indicate that's what was said and otherwise, the tweet doesn't make sense. Think that 'wife' waas just missed out by accident.

 

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 2 mins2 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial AM: accused did not disclose engagement with Tongo. Also he told his brother he didn't speak to him that night. #sabcnews

 

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Aislinn Laing ‏@Simmoa 1 min1 minute ago

What's more, Mopp says, Dewani said that he only saw Tongo at midday that day, which the CCTV and evidence prove is not true. #DewaniTrial

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 10s 11 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial Mopp on page 60-61. The accused did not tell his family about communication with Tongo

Mopp: The accused's explanation has not been tested. There is no reference. This is an important bit that cannot be ignored


(My Lady, we would love to see the accused's explanation tested)

 

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Roy McKenzie ‏@RoyMcK 2 mins2 minutes ago Cape Town

Mopp: there is nothing mentioned about the helicopter trip, such important evidence. #DewaniTrial

 

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Ayesha ‏@CloraVannieKaap 1 min1 minute ago

#DewaniTrial Adv Mopp says Dewani concealed his visit to change money when he told his family about his meeting with Tongo on the Saturday.

 

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 2 mins2 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial AM: no other evidence before court to explain the accused's falsehoods, since what was put to witnesses does not ..#sabcnews

vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 36 secs36 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial AM: on probablitlies you can be a young man growing up in the township, not involved in crime... #sabcnews

 

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Ruth Maclean ‏@ruthmaclean 54 secs54 seconds ago

"You can be a young man growing up in a township not involved in anything untoward..But you know where armed robbers are" -Mopp #DewaniTrial

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen · 1m 1 minute ago
#DewaniTrial Traverso: Why did Tongo go to Mbolombo? Mopp raises a plausible argument.....

#DewaniTrial "My Lady, if the court applies common sense. A young man, growing up in the township, on the straight and narrow, not involved in crime, will be able to tell you exactly where dagga (marijuana) is sold, where drugs can be bought, where alcohol can be bought, who the armed robbers are. My Lady, it is not so improbable.

 

[zwiebel]

Ah, looks like Mopp's explanation there re how you can know crims in a township without being one, was in response to a question from judge.

Aislinn Laing ‏@Simmoa 1 min1 minute ago

Judge asks how to understand that Monde, an educated man, was the go-to for Tongo for a hitman. #DewaniTrial

 

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial ..but you'll know where to get alcohol, where to get dagga, who is involved in crime. #sabcnews

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 8s 9 seconds ago
#DewaniTrial Mopp: Of all the fares, why did he (Tongo) choose THIS couple? Why would this be the 1st fare targeted? There is no indication that he's done it before.

#DewaniTrial Ransom issue: Mopp"It is improbable that he (Dewani) would have to pay the ransom, because his phone was taken. "


Proceedings adjourn for lunch

 

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Alex Crawford ‏@AlexCrawfordSky 1 min1 minute ago

#DewaniTrial Big point for the State: why did the couple go back to Gugulethu? Not down to Tongo the driver but cos SD says Anni wanted to

 

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Alex Crawford ‏@AlexCrawfordSky 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial Mopp says the whole operation was amateurish but had tragic consequences...

And we are on lunch.

 

[PrimeSuspect]

Imo, SD is going to be found not guilty if the trial continues. Even in Australia, only 50% of contract killings come to trial and a guilty verdict reached, and most of those secured because the person approached by the instigator, goes to police and an undercover cop tapes/records evidence against instigator or instigator left incriminating evidence in the killing or the killers are found and give evidence against the instigator.

What was always in SD's favour, it happened in South Africa, not the UK, and the police didn't have enough evidence at the time to hold SD in SA to ask him pertinent questions. They could have wired up Tongo to gain SD's confession if it were true.


This is the file by the Australian govt. on statistics etc. on contract killings I mentioned a few threads back, just if anyone is interested. What I found interesting in the case studies, the sentences for the killers were lighter than even what Tongo and Qwabe received.

http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/2/2/A/{22A7C133-9F68-4F0D-852A-AD512115D9E6}RPP53.pdf


What I hoped, and I'm pretty sure the Hindocha's wanted also, is SD taking the stand and answering questions put before him. That will never happen now a dismissal is likely. SD should have no fear of being a witness especially if he's innocent.

JMO

 

[PrimeSuspect]

factual matrix, quantum leaps...all we need is for captain kirk to appear now and say, 'beam me up, scotty.'

lol