Overview
- Presiding Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng ruled the state may cross-examine Zungu on a prior statement that implicates accused Bongani Ntanzi.
- Zungu denies the statement and alleges police assaulted him and coerced his signature after his 2020 arrest.
- The judge called the assault claims serious and indicated the officers present during Zungu’s questioning could be called to testify.
- State advocate George Baloyi pressed Zungu on contradictions, including whether R2,000 or R3,000 was allegedly paid to officers for his release.
- Cross-examination is ongoing in the Pretoria High Court, where five men are on trial for the 2014 killing of Senzo Meyiwa in Vosloorus.