Convicted racist Vicki Momberg is suing the South African Police Service (SAPS), justice ministers, provincial and national police commissioners as well as the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), her lawyer has confirmed. Speaking to News24 on Thursday, Momberg’s lawyer, Anesh Sukdeo said her client was suing the state for R8.5 million for the unlawful arrest and detention effected on her on November 6.
Sukdeo said the R8.5 million claim includes R2.5 million for her unlawful arrest and detention from November 6 to December 27 at a rate of R50 000 per day, R1 million for defamation, pain, suffering and anguish, R2.5 million for malicious legal proceedings and another R2.5 million for wrongful and malicious legal proceedings. The lawyer said while the police claimed there was a warrant of arrest instructing Momberg’s arrest on November 6, that was not the case and instead they had an apprehension order.
“When we got to court and saw the magistrate that dealt with Vicki’s matter initially is the very same magistrate, then it became clear to us that the magistrate had now become conflicted. The magistrate then dealt with the matter. Then she said she does not have jurisdiction over the matter,” the lawyer said.
He said there was no need for the former estate agent to be sent back to jail because papers for leave to appeal were already lodged to the Supreme Court of Appeal in August 2019. What the prosecution did on August 1, they posted the very same magistrate who sent Vicki to jail on November 6, and they obtained an order for apprehension. An order for apprehension and a warrant of arrest are two different documents,” he said.
Sukdeo said notices to sue were sent to the departments and the NDPP via email and post in December and January. Police Minister Bheki Cele’s spokesperson Lirandzu Themba said the office had not received any correspondence from Momberg’s legal team.
Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola’s spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said: “Litigation against the government is administered via the state attorney. In the event where a member of the public litigates against the government, the state attorney will respond accordingly. Sukdeo said they were now waiting for 60 days and would then issue summons. He added that Momberg was traumatised both psychologically and emotionally following her arrest and subsequent release on December 27.
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