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Alleged K-word racist in plea bargain talks with state

Publish date: 18 November 2019
Issue Number: 850
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: General

The Economic Freedom Fighters' case against Adam Catzavelos, the man who filmed a video in which he used the K-word, has been postponed to 5 December for a plea bargain, reports News24. Catzavelos' lawyer Lawley Shain revealed that his client intended entering into a plea bargain with the state, pending an agreement. 'We want to finalise the case and we are entering into a plea bargain which we are negotiating right now. Hopefully this case will be finalised by 5 December,' he told the media outside court. The matter was previously postponed for Catzavelos' legal team to make representations to the National Director of Public Prosecutions. The prosecution revealed during proceedings in the Randburg Magistrate's Court that representations had been unsuccessful. Catzavelos previously reached an agreement with the SA Human Rights Commission in a separate matter before the Equality Court on 29 August. He agreed to pay R150 000 over a period of 30 months and apologise for his comments in the viral video.

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