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South Africa: Parliament Arson Accused 'Knew What He Was Doing', Judge Says
Daily Maverick, 19 January 2022
John Hlophe ruled that Zandile Mafe's further detention at Valkenberg was unlawful 'and should come to an end with immediate effect'. Read more »
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South Africa: Parliament Fire Suspect Now Faces Terrorism Charge
DW, 11 January 2022
Prosecutors have added terrorism to the five charges a man who allegedly set fire to South Africa's parliament was already facing. The 49-year-old was also diagnosed with "paranoid… Read more »
Parliament Arson Accused Aware of Actions - South African Judge
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has set aside an order that the alleged National Assembly arsonist Zandile Mafe be kept at Valkenberg psychiatric hospital for observation. John Hlophe ruled that Zandile Mafe's further detention at the Valkenberg psychiatric hospital was unlawful 'and should come to an end with immediate effect', Marianne Thamm of Daily Maverick reports. Mafe was arrested on parliamentary grounds after a fire broke out on Sunday, January 2, 2022. The 49-year-old was charged with terrorism.
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Prosecutors in South Africa have charged the man accused of starting the fire that gutted parts of South Africa's parliament building with terrorism. The suspect,Read more »
The Parliament building in South Africa was partially destroyed by fire on January 2, 2022
