The State requested an arrest warrant for one of the co-accused of alleged underworld figure Jerome Booysen , who is on trial for the murder of Steroid King Brian Wainstein.
This follows an earlier stern warning from Western Cape High Court judge Vincent Saldanha - that late-coming and absenteeism could result in the accused having their bail revoked.
Currently, a trial-within-a trial is underway to determine whether intercepted phone calls between Booysen and other alleged underworld figures are admissible in the main trial. Wainstein was shot and killed in his Constantia home in August 2017.
The day started with the prosecution denouncing the late coming or non-arrival of some of the witnesses. Four of the eleven were either sick or their whereabouts were unknown to their legal representatives.
State Prosecutor Nathan Adriaanse raised his concern. Weve had a punctuality problem. Mr Parries is late as well as accused. Mr Farquharson is still sick Mr Maarman is not here. To start at this time is unacceptable. Im going to start asking for warrants for the accused who are not here. We might even reconsider whether bail to be revoked.
