Mlombo who told the court that the accused is on suspension however if he gets bail he will face his disciplinary hearing which will determine whether he is reinstated or fired.
"I know Lukhel... he started working in 2005. I found him in 2019 when I joined the office as chief whip where he also heads the communication of the office. Lukhele is a senior manager who has been exemplary to his colleagues. He has never been subjected to any disciplinary hearing and if he gets bail here, he's going to face his disciplinary hearing to determine his employment," said Mlombo when asked By Lukhele's lawyer Advocate Lesego Kwakwa.
Mkhatshwa's bail judgement was moved to Monday December 19, where the court will no longer wait for evidence for the state before giving the judgement.
Magistrate Eddie Hall placed an order citing that state through the investing officer in the case colonel Thamsanqa Mkhaliphi failed to provide cellphone records of Hillary and that of Mkhatshwa.
"The court will make a decision about the application (bail) on December 19, the state have failed to show up after the order this court made," said Hall.
Hall postponed the case to Monday for bail judgment.
Gardee murder accused Philemon Lukhele's bail hearing postponed to Monday
Investigating officer expected to take the stand during proceedings
Image: Mandla Khoza
The bail application of Philemon Lukhele who is accused of murdering Hillary Gardee has been postponed to Monday, December 19 for the investigating officer in the case to give testimony.
Lukhele, a senior manager in the office of Mpumalanga ANC chief whip's office, on Thursday brought his boss Fidel Mlombo who told the court that Lukhele is a senior researcher and manager in the communication of the chief Whip's office who is on suspension following his arrest.
Lukhele, Sipho Mkhatshwa, Albert Gama and Hlabirwa Rassie Nkuna are accused of abducting Hillary Gardee a daughter of former EFF secretary general Godrich Gardee.
Hillary went missing on April 29 while shopping with her adopted three-year-old daughter in Nelspruit plaza.
The daughter was found abandoned at Umnenke street at KaMaGugu where they stayed.
Hillary's lifeless body with a gun shot would was found about 60 kilometres outside of Mbombela towards Sabie by timber plantation workers on May 3.
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Mlombo who told the court that the accused is on suspension however if he gets bail he will face his disciplinary hearing which will determine whether he is reinstated or fired.
"I know Lukhel... he started working in 2005. I found him in 2019 when I joined the office as chief whip where he also heads the communication of the office. Lukhele is a senior manager who has been exemplary to his colleagues. He has never been subjected to any disciplinary hearing and if he gets bail here, he's going to face his disciplinary hearing to determine his employment," said Mlombo when asked By Lukhele's lawyer Advocate Lesego Kwakwa.
Mkhatshwa's bail judgement was moved to Monday December 19, where the court will no longer wait for evidence for the state before giving the judgement.
Magistrate Eddie Hall placed an order citing that state through the investing officer in the case colonel Thamsanqa Mkhaliphi failed to provide cellphone records of Hillary and that of Mkhatshwa.
"The court will make a decision about the application (bail) on December 19, the state have failed to show up after the order this court made," said Hall.
Hall postponed the case to Monday for bail judgment.
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