Suspended EMPD deputy chief Brig. Julius Mkhwanazi and his four co-accused are back at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Thursday to apply for bail over the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbense.
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi and his four co-accused are back at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Thursday to apply for bail in connection with the murder of Emmanuel Mbense.
The matter was postponed last week after legal arguments erupted over the State’s decision to classify the case as a Schedule 6 offence and oppose bail for all five accused.
Mkhwanazi appeared alongside former EMPD officer Keisha-Leigh Stols, EMPD officer Adrian MacKenzie, South African Police Service officer Bhekokwakhe Sibande and civilian Cobus Janse van Rensburg.
The State has charged the group with Schedule 6 murder, meaning the accused must demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify their release on bail.
