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Security heightened at Estcourt Magistrate’s Court ahead of Niehaus’ appearance

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Security has been heightened at the Estcourt Magistrate Court in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands where the trial of former uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association spokesperson Carl Niehaus is set to begin.

Members of the police’s public order policing unit have been deployed in and around the court.

There are a few supporters of Niehaus in court.

Niehaus is being charged with contravening COVID-19 regulations during a gathering outside the Estcourt prison in July last year.

He is accused of having mobilised a gathering outside the Estcourt prison where former President Jacob Zuma was incarcerated for contempt of court.

After his arrest, Niehaus was asked to pay a R3 000 fine but he opted to go to trial.

VIDEO: Carl Niehaus arrested outside Estcourt prison during a SABC interview:

On Twitter, Niehaus says, “ They’re hell-bent to get me into jail. I will not be intimidated nor silenced!”

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