The artist at first stated he never ever called the authorities inept.
Lekompo artist Lehlohonolo “Shebeshxt” Chauke initially rejected, then validated, that he implicated cops of incompetence throughout his bail application on brand-new realities at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court.
Chauke, likewise described as “Shebe Maburna”, opposed himself on Thursday when he was cross-examined about his own affidavit.
The state district attorney, Advocate Kgaugelo Lekoloane, stated the file blamed predisposition or incompetence for the authorities’s failure to take a declaration from Chauke’s good friend, Lehlohonolo “Ntari” Molapo.
Chauke has actually remained in custody given that his arrest in November in 2015, and the magistrate’s court and the high court have actually dismissed his bail quotes a number of times.
He deals with charges, consisting of tried murder, connected to the shooting of Petros Ralefadana on 19 October 2025, presumably at the XFuels gas station in Ladanna.
Chauke alters his response after tapes played
Chauke at first stated he never ever called the authorities unskilled.
Lekoloane then informed him he would have the court replay the recordings of the procedures.
“No, Mr. Chauke, you can’t do that. You do not desire us to play the tapes, you can’t do that,” the district attorney argued.
The court adjourned to listen to the tapes. When it returned, Chauke was asked which address the court needs to accept.
He then waited the affidavit. “When you asked me the concern of the incompetence of the authorities in the beginning, you were not describing the affidavit. I wait what remains in the affidavit that the cops mishandle for not taking the declaration of Molapo,” Chauke informed the court.
Who is Molapo and why does he matter?
According to Chauke, Molapo was the last individual he was with before his arrest.
He stated Molapo was the “unidentified guest” discussed in his docket. Molapo likewise signed a confirmatory affidavit supporting Chauke’s variation.
Lekoloane stated it just verified what Chauke had actually currently stated.
The 2 likewise share a history. Chauke stated they were apprehended together in 2022 over the prohibited ownership of a gun.
The district attorney stated investigative officer Captain Makola affirmed at the very first bail application that Molapo was an exceptional suspect in the renewed matter.
Lekoloane included that Molapo had actually been averting arrest.
Chauke stated he might not validate that. “As to whether he’s averting the cops or fleing from the cops, that is something I do not understand,” he mentioned.
Why Chauke did not discuss Molapo earlier
Lekoloane stated Chauke never ever discussed Molapo to the cops or the court up until the bail application on brand-new truths, which his present legal representative, Advocate Mutheiwana Sikhwari, brought.
The district attorney stated the cops might not mishandle for stopping working to take a declaration from somebody they did not understand about.
Chauke stated he was alone when he stopped at the XFuels gas station, where cops declared the event occurred.
“I did not discuss him since when I stopped at the fuel station, and where the authorities declared the event happened in Ladanna, Ntari was not with me,” Chauke restated.
He stated he just discovered of the unidentified guest in the docket after getting copies of his declarations.
“Had they possibly approached me, and asked me who the unidentified traveler I was apparently with was, then I would have informed them,” he declared.
Disagreement over ballistic report
Lekoloane likewise questioned Chauke’s 4th brand-new reality, that the state had no ballistic report connecting the plaintiff’s injury to a gunshot.
Chauke depended on the viewpoint of his own professional, Christoll de Klerk.
He stated the docket likewise did not have information of the gun, the ammo and X-rays of the injuries.
“The problem of not having a ballistic report by the state is not the only problem that reveals that the state does not have a case versus me,” Chauke declared.
The defence objected, arguing it was unjust to question Chauke on matters the specialist had actually currently handled.
Lekoloane responded that Chauke himself had actually raised the professional’s findings, which rumor proof was permissible in bail procedures.
Chauke stated the line of questioning puzzled him. “I do not comprehend what I ought to do because when I offer responses, the district attorney appears not to be pleased with the responses,” he stated.
Lekoloane later on grew restless when Chauke asked him to rephrase his concerns.
“If you do not have a response, simply state you do not have a response. You’re not going to determine to me how I ought to ask you concerns,” the district attorney mentioned.
The bail application was set up to range from Monday to Thursday.
The hearing continues.
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