Sparks fly in HP counterfeits case

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A witness for Hewlett Packard in a matter in which the global brand is suing a local company for allegedly selling counterfeit copies of its products, says the firm paid him to secure samples for investigation in the case.

Ishmael Sechele was testifying in a High Court case in which Hewlett Packard (HP) alleges that local firm, Longhurst Holdings, improperly sold products branded with the HP logo. Longhurst Holdings has been at the centre of investigations by HP South Africa and the Criminal Investigations Department since 2013 for allegedly selling HP products including ink cartridges and toners at cheap prices, raising suspicions that the products may be counterfeit.

Yesterday, Longhurst attorney, Gabriel Kanjabanga disputed HP South Africa’s allegations and branded Sechele a ‘paid witness’ whom he said had used false names when purchasing the goods. “How is the court to trust him when he even lied about his name when purchasing the goods?  He is here to give evidence against my client because he and HP have hatched a conspiracy to lie before the court,” he said.

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