Defesa argumenta que o caso Phala Phala se baseia em provas circunstanciais

Advogados dos três acusados do roubo à fazenda do presidente Cyril Ramaphosa afirmam que a promotoria não apresentou provas diretas após 13 meses de julgamento.

A defesa encerrou o seu caso no Tribunal de Magistrados de Modimolle no domingo, sustentando que as provas do Estado consistem apenas em registros de celulares, transações financeiras e depoimentos de testemunhas. Koena Matlala, representando o acusado Imanuwela David, disse ao tribunal que a acusação não colocou nenhum dos três acusados dentro da fazenda em Limpopo nem os vinculou diretamente aos dólares roubados. Duas testemunhas de transporte alteraram os seus depoimentos em tribunal, levando o Estado a solicitar declarações de testemunhas hostis, enquanto a Autoridade Nacional de Acusação manteve que o conjunto das provas demonstra coordenação entre os acusados antes e depois do assalto de fevereiro de 2020. As alegações escritas da acusação devem ser entregues até 3 de julho, com audiências orais marcadas para agosto.

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