He referred the complaint back to the Judicial Conduct Committee for reconsideration. It does not store any personal data.NATIONAL NEWS - A retired high court judge has obtained a court order setting aside the decisions of two judicial bodies that he should be investigated by a judicial conduct committee for allegedly failing to deliver a series of judgments.Īcting Judge Anthony Millar granted an order to retired Judge Ferdi Preller setting aside the Judicial Conduct Committee and Judicial Services Commission’s 20 decisions that complaints about two 2015 reserved judgments must be probed. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The family wants to start their lives afresh before thinking about forgiveness for his brother's murderers even though Marinique Sanders said she was not happy about the sentence. Sanders's mother Alida, his son Dean, daughter Marinique, and brother Michael were among who attended the sentence last week. Preller regard this as one of the more serious kinds of robberies. There is not sufficient evidence to even remotely make an estimate of the value of the goods that were robbed. "Whether the better life for which they came included the commission of serious crimes is unfortunately not clear on the evidence," he said. "I am aware that the accused are all Zimbabwean citizens who fled their country to try and make a better living in South Africa. Preller did not regard the accused's relative youth and clean criminal records as mitigation, nor the fact that they were from another country. He said although he was painfully aware of the consequences Sanders's murder had on his two children, his mother and the rest of his family, his finding that there had not been any direct intent to murder justified the imposition of a lesser sentence. Since not one of the witnesses who gave evidence actually saw the firing of the fatal shot it is impossible to make any finding about the circumstances under which the deceased was shot,” he said. "The intention of that shooting would undoubtedly have been to intimidate the victims and make sure there is no resistance. "There is no doubt in my mind that the robbery had been premeditated, carefully planned and carried out with military precision," he said. Many people are calling for the death penalty in gruesome cases like these. The Zimbabweans were arrested at Oukasie informal settlement close to Brits, all were found in possession of some of the items taken. Sanders was shot during an armed robbery at the Thatch Haven Country Lodge outside Brits, he died in Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria.įish and Moyo were identified by the guests who they robbed at a police identity parade. I am left in the middle and can do no better than to follow the law," Preller said. "Fortunately trials and sentences are not conducted by way of opinion polls. Preller ordered that some of the sentences run concurrently, giving a sentence of in effect 30 years for each as they are all first offenders.
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