CAT AND THE COPS: Court rejects Matlala’s 8-year plea deal, proposes 12-year prison sentence
The fate of alleged organised crime figure Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala remains uncertain after a court rejected an agreed eight-year plea and sentence agreement, finding it to be unjust and recommending a 12-year prison term instead.
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