Pretoria - Two Pretoria Magistrate's Court workers have been identified as suspects in a theft case involving former Tshwane metro police deputy chief Ndumiso Jaca.
The two are said to have stolen a charge sheet, CDs containing court transcripts as well as a daily court book, all connected with Jaca's case, from the court.
They have not yet been arrested. The theft was discovered on July 21.
Jaca is facing multiple charges including fraud, driving a vehicle with false number plates and illegal use of blue lights.
He is accused of using illegal number plates - BALTY GP - while driving his BMW Z4. He allegedly used the same illegal plates on a Harley Davidson motorbike.
Jaca has maintained his innocence throughout his trial.
On Friday, before magistrate Graham Travers continued with Jaca's case, he told the court about the theft and possible implications it would have for the case.
He said the most important parts of the case had been documented and mechanical recordings were the only other official records they had.
Travers felt the case could proceed despite the stolen items as the evidence in the matter had already been transcribed and there were also digital recordings.
Jaca's application to have certain photographic evidence dismissed from his trial was mostly unsuccessful as Travers ruled that all but one photo were admissible in court.
Exhibit E was a photograph of a motor vehicle that was deregistered but eventually sold to Jaca. Travers deemed it inadmissible because the person who testified about the picture was not the same person who took the picture.
The person was also not there when the picture was taken and was not sure that the car in the picture was the car in question.
The other three exhibits in the application, however, were deemed admissible and they include pictures of the car, a black BMW with the licence plate BALTY GP, at a toll plaza on the N3 and also pictures of the car captured by traffic officers in Joburg.
The case was postponed to October 19 so the court could hear the application in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
The act deals with an application for discharge after the prosecution has presented its case, when the defence still feels there is no case to answer.
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