The homicide case against African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament (MP), Sibusiso Kula has been postponed to Friday this week for a proper bail software. This comes after Kula was arrested final week in reference to the homicide of his spouse, Jennifer Mohlomi-Kula.
She was allegedly murdered in November at their dwelling in Kanana close to Klerksdorp within the North West. The members of ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had been joined by the neighborhood, chanting slogans outdoors court docket carrying their partys regalia.
They got here to help the household of Jennifer.
Kula pitched up in a full court docket carrying a blue go well with and white shirt. The state prosecutor argued that the case have to be postponed so as to get extra data from the investigating officer.
Kula’s authorized consultant nonetheless, needed his consumer to be granted bail to ensure that him to maintain their youngsters. The case was then postponed to Friday.
Mpotseng Mohlomi, sister to the deceased says they’re nonetheless reeling in shock.
“We are trying to heal though it still hurts and the way he is reacting inside court knowing that we are still in pain, really it hurts a lot. We have hope in our justice system even what happened in court today we are happy about it and the court should continue in this manner again on Friday for the sake of children.”
Speaking outdoors court docket the ANC Women’s League within the province says the state mustn’t grant the suspect bail.
“The state is intending to impose bail and it is on our side. We are not talking about the person who is here. We want Jennifer. We want other girls. We want other women. We want our people. We cannot be killed. We are not animals. We deserve the same rights that people come to court and start to buy lawyers because they are MPs. We will not agree,” says Bitsa Lenkopane, North West ANC Womens League Convenor.
The EFF says police needs to be skilled extra extensively to cope with instances of gender-primarily based violence (GBV).
