The WhistleBlower
Support our work recovering the 75 Billion rand ($4 billion USD) in KZN municipal irregular spending that we believe has been used to irregularly purchase land, holiday homes, office space, industrial property and banks in Durban KwaZulu-Natal. VIGILANT CITIZENS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
John Venediger westville1@gmail.com
Next trial date:- Thursday, October 4, 2024 8.30 am. Pinetown Magistrates Court.
Determining mental fitness to stand trial involves assessing whether the accused has the mental capacity to understand the proceedings and participate in their defense. Here are the key criteria considered:
Understanding the Charges: The accused must comprehend the nature and seriousness of the charges against them.
Comprehension of Court Proceedings: They should understand the roles of the judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, and jury (if applicable).
Ability to Communicate: The accused must be able to communicate effectively with their lawyer to assist in their defense.
Rational Decision-Making: They should be capable of making informed decisions about their case, such as whether to plead guilty or not guilty.
Behavior in Court: The accused must be able to behave appropriately in court, understanding the need to follow court rules and procedures.
These criteria ensure that the accused can participate meaningfully in their trial, safeguarding their right to a fair trial. If there are doubts about an accused’s mental fitness, a psychiatric evaluation is typically conducted to provide a professional opinion.
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Sections 77(1) and 78(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 in South Africa deal with the mental state of an accused person during criminal proceedings.
Section 77(1)
This section addresses the situation where an accused person is unable to understand the proceedings due to a mental illness or intellectual disability.
Section 78(2)
This section pertains to the criminal responsibility of an accused person who, at the time of the commission of the offense, was suffering from a mental illness or intellectual disability.
These provisions ensure that individuals who are not mentally fit to stand trial or who were not responsible for their actions due to mental illness are treated appropriately within the legal system.
I am an activist and it would be better for the authorities to focus on the irregular spending in the many departments of government and especially the eThekwini Durban municipality.
I have done nothing wrong. It is the Westville Blog that creates an awareness with regards to corruption in our Municipality. To keep sending me to the Westville prison and to a mental asylum is the wrong thing to do . This will be the 5th time i have to go for mental observation. This is using the departments of government to silence the Westville Blog. The last time i was in the R J Khan hospital they put me in a ward with many young black men of the age 18 to 25 who were extremely angry, aggressive and who violently attacked me and kicked me in the face. I could see that there was going to be an attack on me and i jumped off my bed to put my shoes on and when i was bent over they kicked me in the face.
I am afraid of and dont trust the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court. After the magistrate’s clerk, sitting in front of the magistrate’s podium, gave me a blue paper with the name Detective Sergeant Radebe handwritten on it, I felt uneasy.
There is a procedure we follow each time just before I walk out of the dock: I ask the prosecutor to write the date and time of the next hearing on a slip of paper and hand it to me. On this occasion, I was also given the blue slip of paper. This felt like the court staff were offering me an alternative way other than following the normal legal courtroom procedures.
This makes me anxious, and I am not sure that the magistrate’s court will deal with me in an honest and truthful manner. I have had the following bad experiences at this courthouse:
On two occasions, I have been robbed inside the holding cell used by Court A. Court A is the courtroom I go to for hearings. Prisoners are held there just before they are taken to Westville Prison.
On another occasion, I was placed in a cell with six other prisoners who attacked me and damaged my mobile phone and damages my glasses and i had a cut lip.
I believe these are planned attacks on me because I am an activist raising awareness about irregular spending at the eThekwini Durban municipality.
Today, during the court hearing, the prosecutor told me that they have or are going to book me into a psychiatric hospital for further analysis. I said i have already undergone analysis four times. It feels to me like the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court is trying to harm me.
News24: The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has demanded files and documents regarding several multimillion-rand projects that were concluded by Umgeni Water.
The unit has been given the green light to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration in the affairs of the water board in KwaZulu-Natal, and to recover any financial losses suffered by the state through corruption and negligence.
I HAVE RECENTLY SPENT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS IN WESTVILLE PRISON AND A WEEK IN THE R K KHAN HOSPITAL. THAT WAS A PLANNED ATTACK ON ME AND WESTVILLE BLOG BY THE DURBAN MUNICIPALITY.
Somthing is wrong, I dont think this was necessary. I am 74 years old and have never been for a psychiatric evaluation, So while i was in prison they forced me to do 3 psychiatric evaluations at R K Khan Hospital in Chatsworth and a 4th evaluation at the Westville prison. And the resident psychiatric doctor at R K Khan hospital is telling me that he is unable to deal with me and i will need to go to the Fort Napier facility that is far away from Durban for a few months to be assessed.
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The Durban eThekwini Municipality. It is the Durban municipality that used the organs of state to attack those who oppose their corrupt behavior.
As they have done so by using the magistrates courts issuing 3 criminal summonses against me. What the management of this municipality should be doing is finding the 4.3 billion rand (read page 132) that went missing in 2021 according to the South Africa Auditor General's office.
Last week. Damage to my home by the Durban eThekwini municipality.
A willful and purposeful attack on my home by the Durban eThekwini municipality.
IOL: Durban. The far-reaching effects of fraud and corruption, which have placed South Africans and the economy in a vulnerable position, came under scrutiny during a seminar in Durban.
The Durban Municipality. Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke tells us that PERPETUAL failure to respect the rule of law and a lack of disciplinary action against errant officials were among the reasons that led to KwaZulu-Natal incurring the country’s highest rate of irregular expenditure, at R9.75 billion, the auditor-general has found.
Re:- Daily Investor: South Africa’s gangster municipalities.
M.S. Edge Copilot Ai: The term “gangster” is used by some experts to describe the situation in South Africa’s municipalities, where officials are intentionally taking money from the state coffers 1. However, there are no consequences for government officials who intentionally abuse their positions 1. Public administration expert Dr Harlan Cloete has also expressed concern over the lack of leadership in municipalities and the lack of accountability for officials who fail to meet the Auditor General’s standards
