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Is Crawford-Browne in Contempt? |
| Publication |
Cape Times |
| Date | 2008-09-01 |
| Reporter | Sapa |
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Finance Minister Trevor Manuel asked the Cape High Court on Monday to impose
a suspended prison sentence on arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne, the SABC
reported.
Manuel's lawyers contended Crawford-Browne was in contempt
of court *1 for contravening an order prohibiting him from making
defamatory allegations about Manuel.
Brian Pinkers, for Manuel, told the court Crawford-Browne had defied a court
order gagging him from making arms deal corruption claims against the finance
minister.
Pinkers said Crawford-Browne had repeatedly ignored the order as he continued to
make allegations against Manuel in the media.
Crawford-Browne, representing himself, denied being in contempt of court.
He said Manuel's application to have him jailed for
contempt of court was a waste of the court's time and resources.
Crawford-Browne asked the court to order the State to
reimburse him R5-million he spent exposing the arms deal scandal, saying
this was done in the public's interest.
Judge Burton Fourie reserved judgment until Friday *2.
- Sapa
With acknowledgements to Sapa and Cape Times.