Ugandan herbalist changes plea

Friday, February 20, 2015

FRANCISTOWN: A Ugandan traditional doctor accused of fraud changed his guilty plea to not guilty after telling the court that he is a genuine herbalist and not a fake one yesterday.

Senior Magistrate Sijabuliso Siziba recorded the new plea entered by the accused, Martin Maiso, after facts of the matter were read to him.

“I will record a plea of not guilty in order for the state to prove that the accused is (either) a genuine herbalist or not,” said Siziba.

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