Court orders businessman Calvin Mathibeli to apologise, retract claims against KZN police boss Mkhwanazi
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Court Compels Businessman to Retract Police Chief ClaimsMathibeli must remove defamatory statements about KZN police head within 24 hours and issue public retractions if broadcasted.
- The KwaZulu-Natal High Court ordered Calvin Mathibeli to apologize and withdraw false accusations against Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
- Mathibeli was prohibited from making claims of corruption, abuse of power, or unlawful killings involving Mkhwanazi.
- The judge ruled the statements defamatory and potentially causing irreparable harm to the commissioner’s reputation.
- Mathibeli is responsible for legal costs and has 60 days to file any damages claim following the order.
The remarks were 'defamatory and extremely damaging' and their continued circulation would cause 'irreparable harm' to Mkhwanazi.— Judge Sanele David Hlatshwayo, KwaZulu-Natal High Court, in ruling that Mathibeli's statements were defamatory and would cause irreparable harm to Mkhwanazi.
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