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Magistrate recuses himself from Adam Catzavelo case

The magistrate in the Adam Catzavelos’ discrimination and hate speech case has recused himself. The South African Human Rights Commission had requested that Naren Sewnarain recuse

“We learned this morning that the Magistrate used to work for Mr Catzavelos’ lawyer some ten years ago and we felt that this would be prejudicial to our case and therefore requested him to recuse himself.

Adam Catzavelo

“Our concern was that impartiality is fundamental to ensuring that there is fairness and that there is a fair trial”, said Gauteng Human Rights Commission’s Manager, Buang Jones.

Catzavelos filmed himself using the K-word while on holiday in Greece last year, the video went viral.

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Source: eNCA