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

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial AM: no value, significance to the call which wasn't made. 'I'm coming, I'm coming'..... #sabcnews

 

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Prosecution's logic is escaping me here...

 

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News24 ‏@News24 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial Judge questions Mopp on fact that hijacking was meant to happen first attempt, not second attempt - will get to that later.

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial Mopp: the conspiracy was this happened in Gugulethu. we know Tongo. we know there was communication between Qwabe and Tongo. CS

 

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EWN Reporter ‏@ewnreporter 2 mins2 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial Judge: so what you saying Mr Tongo never had any intention of taking them to Somerset West? CS

 

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Alex Crawford ‏@AlexCrawfordSky 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial State's been reduced to arguing one of the witnesses isnt as bad as the other...(Tongo v Qwabe)

 

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 1 min1 minute ago

#DewaniTrial AM: the first occasion (of hijacking) was to be the only occassion! #sabcnews

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 15s 16 seconds ago
#DewaniTrial In dealing with his supposed leadership role: Mopp refers the court to the records

#DewaniTrial Traverso: Can the court make a finding that the hijacking had to take place the first time?
Mopp: The court can make a finding My Lady. It is consistent with the factual matrix. There needed to be an end destination. You can't just drive from town to see Mzoli's. There is sufficient evidence that the crime had to happen the first time

 

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Alex Crawford ‏@AlexCrawfordSky 2 mins2 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial Judge calls one of State's explanations a 'quantum leap'

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 43s 44 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial Mopp: A reason had to be found for the entire group to be in Gugulethu on the 2nd occasion. The accused's version is consistent with that, that the deceased wanted to go back. They'd already been there. Why go back at that time of the night?

 

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Factual matrix, quantum leaps...all we need is for Captain Kirk to appear now and say, 'Beam me up, Scotty.'

 

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 3 mins3 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial AM: they've been to Gugulethu, they've seen Mzoli's.. Why go back?#sabcnews

vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 2 mins2 minutes ago

#DewaniTrial AM: obvious incentive for Mbolombo ....is the prospect of a R5k payment. #sabcnews

 

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vanessa poonah ‏@vanessapoonah01 59 secs60 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial AM: Mbolombo steered clear of the R15k, didn't want to implicate himself. #sabcnews

 

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Quite a few of the reporters seem to have given up tweeting the proceedings, although they are present. I wonder why?

 

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kevinjohnbrandt ‏@kevinjohnbrandt 38 secs38 seconds ago

Mopp, says Mbolombo's testimony does have a deficit...(in light of him admitting he lied during the Mbgeni trial) #DewaniTrial @ANN7tv

 

[JudgeJudi]

Leigh-Anne Jansen @LA_JANSEN · 27s 27 seconds ago
#DewaniTrial Mopp: at best he (Mbolombo) was like the project manager in this

#DewaniTrial Traverso: Are you submitting that Mbolombo was a good witness?
Mopp: He did start at a deficit. Insofar as his own involvement, he was truthful. I submit that the court cannot dismiss him as an untruthful witness

 

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Ayesha ‏@CloraVannieKaap 1 min1 minute ago

#DewaniTrial Adv Mopp says at best Monde Mbolombo's role was that of a project manager. Defence argued he played a much bigger role.

 

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Ayesha ‏@CloraVannieKaap 40 secs41 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial Adv Mopp says the only reason the Dewanis returned to Gugulethu with Tongo on Nov 13, was for the hijacking/murder to happen.

 

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I think state's submission must be nearly at an end now?

 

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RAHIMA ESSOP ‏@rahimaessop 22 secs22 seconds ago

#DewaniTrial Mopp now trying to explain the evidence of the police witnesses. Stefanus presented a balanced picture. RE