Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Advocate Malesela Teffo has been arrested on charges of fraud and ASSAULT.
Gauteng police confirmed on Tuesday that disbarred advocate Malesela Teffo, who was one of the defence lawyers in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, was arrested and detained at the Pretoria Central police station.
Gauteng police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed the arrest and said Teffo is expected to appear in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on Thursday.
“Police can confirm a 53-year-old man has been arrested today [August 1] on charges of fraud, assault, malicious damage to property and trespassing,” she said.
Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi: “Police can confirm that a 53-year-old man has been arrested today, 1 August 2023, on charges of fraud, assault, malicious damage to property and trespassing. The suspect is expected to appear before Pretoria Magistrates court on 3 August 2023.”
In May, Teffo was banned from attending the Meyiwa trial.
Teffo was struck from the roll of advocates in September 2022, due to unethical and dishonest practices.
Teffo was struck off the roll last year by the Pretoria high court. The court decided after 22 complaints were received by the Legal Practice Council (LPC). The statutory body responsible for regulatory affairs of the legal industry said the complaints, from 2019 to last year, included:
assault;
misleading the court on several occasions;
contempt of court;
breaching court orders;
consulting clients without a brief from an attorney; and
misappropriating funds received from clients.
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