SANDF colonel to appear in court over PE City Hall incident

The defence force commander who allegedly gave the order for furniture to be dumped on the doorstep of the City Hall has given a statement to police and will appear in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Thursday.

According to officials‚ Forest Hill military base commanding officer Colonel Veli Phakathi met detectives on Tuesday and submitted a statement‚ after allegedly failing to honour several appointments.

Last week‚ The Weekend Post revealed he was dodging the police and had allegedly barred soldiers from speaking to detectives.

Due to the many failed attempts by police to meet with Phakathi‚ a formal letter was sent to the military’s legal affairs department asking that he meet detectives.

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- Tiso Black Star Group Digital/The Herald