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Norma Mngoma, the estranged wife of Malusi Gigaba, was arrested in July on charges of willful damage to property and criminal injury related to the damage to a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG belonging to a friend of Gigaba.
Norma Mngoma appears in Pretoria Magistrates Court on September 14, 2020 after she was arrested in July on charges of willful damage to property and crime of injury. Photo: Abigail Javier / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – The Pretoria Magistrates Court postponed the case of Norma Mngoma, the estranged wife of former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba, on Monday morning after her appearance.
In August, Mngoma announced that she would return to her maiden name.
She was arrested in July on charges of willful damage to property and the crime of injury related to the damage to a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG belonging to a friend of her Gigaba.
#NormaGigaba in Pretoria magistrates court this morning. @AbigailJavier_ pic.twitter.com/zSj1HO2Abo
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) September 14, 2020
She argued in an urgent court request that her arrest by the Hawks was an orchestrated plan to intimidate, harass, and gain illegal access to her devices.
His legal team is challenging the rationality and legality of the arrest warrant used.
Mngoma claims that prior to his arrest, the Hawks seized all of his devices and then allegedly deleted messages, images and data from them for reasons he had not yet publicly disclosed.
His case was postponed until October 23 so that he could challenge his arrest.
“The matter has been postponed until October 23 for the State to obtain the pending disclosure and to conclude the process in the Superior Court. And from then on a decision will be made on this matter, ”said his lawyer Victor Nkwashu.
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