Alleged July unrest instigators’ pre-trial conference yet to start

Durban — The Durban High Court on Wednesday set a deadline for the defence of each of the 64 alleged July unrest instigator accused to send their draft of formal admissions and filled-in pre-trial forms to the prosecution to speed up the process leading to the eventual trial.The accused are charged in connection with the unrest and public violence that flared in July 2021.They face charges of conspiracy to commit public violence, incitement to commit public violence, terrorism, sedition, and conspiracy to commit murder, among others.There had been previously been 65 accused, however,…