The Randburg Magistrates Court is expected to deliver judgment on Thursday in the Section 174 application brought by the eight former members of Deputy President Paul Mashatiles VIP protection unit to have charges against them dropped.
The officers, who are all out on R10 000 bail each, face several charges including assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, reckless and negligent driving, malicious damage to property and obstruction of justice.
They were captured in a video in July 2023 brandishing rifles and allegedly assaulting trainee soldiers who were occupants of a VW Polo on the N1 highway in Johannesburg.