Kgosi drags State to court
Friday, July 05, 2019
In his first correspondence to prosecutor, Thato Dibeela dated June 17, 2019 Kgosi’s attorney Thabiso Tafila wrote: “As you are aware, our client is suffering from an acute lower back pain with Sciatica, which condition deteriorated seriously in the recent past.
On May 28, 2019, he was seen by his physician, Dr MH Khan who after examining him, referred him to a doctor in Malaysia, a certain Dr Sivalingam Raja Gopal for further management. Dr Khan’s report and referral note is attached hereto for your information”.
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