The legal counsel for alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has opposed the use of his Section 204 statement and Section 105A plea agreement before the Madlanga Commission.
Section 204 relates to evidence given by a witness who may receive indemnity from the prosecution, while Section 105A provides for plea and sentence agreements between an accused and the state.
Advocate Anneline van den Heever has argued that the two documents formed part of the same negotiations and that the Section 204 statement fell away when the plea agreement collapsed.
She has warned that allowing either document to be used by the Commission would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
“We vehemently oppose the use of either the 105A or the purported 204, whether it’s the affidavit or whatever is here, presented here, to be used by the Commission,” says Van den Heever.
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