The case of 10 men accused of killing two Fort Hare University employees has been postponed to 13 December for the finalisation of pending bail applications for three of the accused.
The accused appeared in the Alice Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning on charges of murder and attempted murder of Fort Hare fleet manager Petrus Roets and Mboneli Vesele, who was the bodyguard to Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu.
Fort Hare’s head of investigations and vetting, Isaac Plaatjies, is the latest person to be arrested in connection with the investigation.
The arrest of Plaatjies on Friday came as a big surprise. He is the University’s Head of Investigations and Vetting and was working closely with the investigating team on the case.
Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has commended the investigating team for the sterling job on this case.
“Even us, as police, we were working with Mr Platjies. He was assisting us. We didn’t expect to see that he is involved we are surprised that he is part of the people that we are looking for. Because he was close to assisting us with the investigation.”
#sapsHQ [MEDIAINVITE] Deputy Minister of Police, Mr Cassel Mathale & #SAPS National Commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola will be present when 10 accused linked to University of Fort Hare (UFH) cases appear before court.
Proceedings will unfold as follows:
Time: 09:00
Date: Tuesday,… pic.twitter.com/KxR7aeHvyV— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 20, 2023
Just one of the accused, Sicelo Mbulawa, has secured bail thus far. The police deputy minister, Cassel Mathale, and the Vesele family also attended the court proceedings today.
The University Of Fort Hare will comment on the arrest of Isaacs in due course.
#sapsHQ [HAPPENING TODAY] Deputy Minister of Police, Mr Cassel Mathale along with the #SAPS National Commissioner, Gen Fannie Masemola, will be present when 10 accused linked to University of Fort Hare (UFH) cases appear before court. Proceedings will unfold as follows:
Date:… pic.twitter.com/2NRNuQLJwb— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 21, 2023
[UFH]10 suspects are at this hour appearing before the Alice Magistrate’s Court in connection with the (02) murders & (03) attempted murder cases linked to the University of Fort Hare. The latest arrest by SAPS is the University’s head of investigations & vetting,Isaac Plaatjies pic.twitter.com/gx6lQjxC0p
— Athlenda Mathe (@AthlendaM) November 21, 2023
