Nkate's Integrity Put On The Line :: Mmegi Online

Jacob Nkate came to court just to give evidence but as it emerged on Friday during re-examination on the on-going Nchindo case, his integrity, his moral compass and his whole life beliefs were put to a severe test.

Twice on Friday a suggestion was put to him that he is an untrustworthy witness who came to court with the whole aim of misleading court purely to help aid a friend - the late Louis Nchindo. He was characterised as someone who would tell a lie - falsity to use the language of the court - even under oath. Ironically, Nkate was assailed by the prosecutor, a lawyer who brought Nkate as a witness to court, a lawyer who was to protect him.

Tempers boiled over in court on this Friday. More than once Advocate Craig Webster was asked to sit down and shut up when he tried to rescue former Minister Nkate who was being assailed by a barrage of questions from Prosecutor Kgosietsile Ngakaagae.

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