One of the men charged with the murders of Durban metro police officers and an ANC man is facing legal representation challenges as he fails to pay his lawyer.
Legal representation issues emerged earlier this week in the Durban High Court after a lawyer withdrew from representing one of the accused in the murder case of two Durban metro police officers and an ANC Youth League secretary, who were gunned down in 2020.
The victims, Thamsanqa Gcabashe, Lindokuhle Madonsela, and Ndumiso Thusi, were allegedly murdered by Fana Shabalala, Thulani Shozi, Zamokuhle Mnyandu, Sandile Msezane, and Ntando Blose in Mpumalanga township in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal.
Gcabashe and Madonsela were both ANC members, with Gcabashe having been elected secretary of the ANC Youth League in February 2020. Madonsela and Thusi were also employed as Durban metro police officers.
During the proceedings, X Ntshulwana informed the court that he was withdrawing as Shozi’s legal representative due to insufficient funds.
