JOHANNESBURG - Judge Mohamed Ismail has warned the defence to refrain from delaying tactics in the trial of slain student activist Caiphus Nyoka.
This after the lawyer representing accused 3 Pieter Stander withdrew his services.
Hilton West did not provide reasons for the withdrawal.
Stander's instructing attorney, JP Okes then applied for a postponement, saying he needed to prepare for the case.
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Former police officers Leon Louis Van Den berg, Abram Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander face one count of murder each.
They have pleaded not guilty.
Last week, former security branch member Johan Marais admitted to the role he played in Caiphus Nyoka's death and entered a guilty plea.
The Nyoka family is frustrated by the delays.