Judge furious over delays in Timol murder case of former apartheid cop Joao Roderigues
The judge presiding over the criminal case of apartheid-era cop Joao "Jan" Roderigues is furious over the delays that are halting proceedings.
This as a date is yet to be set for Roderigues' defence to argue its leave to appeal application.
The former cop is appealing a judgment by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg which dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution in June.
Roderigues appeared in the Gauteng High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Friday, where Judge Ramarumo Monama said it was unacceptable that orders were being handed down that appeared to be meaningless.
He said he would be approaching the judge president responsible for the case to ask that a date for arguments be expedited for the case to progress.