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Mlangeni said Pienaar allegedly further tried to undermine the rule of law by damaging judicial property and holding cells, which it could have led to the escape of prisoners awaiting trial. This could potentially have caused serious harm to the public.
Mlangeni said that shots were fired in the courtrooms and that staff, mostly women, had to be evacuated.
“Anyone who assaults a woman assaults a nation,” he said.
Mlangeni said about the charges, Pienaar did not respect law and order and therefore it was not in the interest of justice to release him on bail.
Pienaar, a construction company owner, sat calmly, his face covered in a blue surgical mask on the dock. He looked straight ahead as Mlangeni reviewed his bail request.
His wife was sitting in the second row of the court. She cried when bail was denied.
After the court suspended the session, he attempted to slap the state’s witness, Brig Tshokolo Posholi. A family member held her.
He’s laughing at me! He’s laughing at me! “said the woman.
Pienaar made his first court appearance on Friday. He was initially charged only with malicious damage to property and public violence, but the court heard last week that he faced two additional charges: attempted murder and terrorism.
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