Takes two to tango!!
By China Syndrome •
I have seen some weird decisions in the courts here, but this one must take the biscuit!!!!
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=248692...
In a nut shell:
She - Guilty of illicit relations and sentenced to 1 year (suspended)
He - Not Guilty due to lack of evidence!!!! Even though he also admitted driving her from her sponsors home.
Surely if she is guilty, so is he, and if he is found innocent, so should she!!
Any law guru's out there care to explain, apart from repeating the GT story.
Seems a bit dodgy.
Darn.. thought this was a dance thread. Was interested in looking for a tango teacher.
But since I glanced through this...
"...Judges reasoned that there was insufficient evidence to convict the man as the only ‘proof’ of an affair having taken place had come from the housemaid – who was not in court."
- Note: She was not in court to be cross examined to determine the truth of her statement - therefore, little evidential weight to be attached to that statement.
"However, the woman was found guilty on the basis of her own earlier confession"
- That confession was unfortunately cogent enough evidence. She wasn't in court, was not represented, didn't argue that the confession was involuntary and made under duress, etc. She may not be legally represented but could have turned up in court and informed the judges of her real situation. Arguably, she didn't turn up due to fear, etc.. but how to defend her? It's not only her rights considered but the other party's as well. The judges' hands are tied too.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
As MD pointed out.
respect should be given to court decision... and the maid found guilty...
Serlena Wardman
South Africa
Durban
SouthLand...I Laughed Out Loud :-D
Being a female, does your gut tell you to believe the female or the male ?
strange are the laws of the land!
Keep smiling!
Saggi!
I go with MD.. the man must have been raped lol.. so its only her who is guilty!!!!!
I dont want to sound like a hater, but I dont trust those Indo Maids - the story is a load of codswollop.
Serlena Wardman
South Africa
Durban
hehehe..huh
B happpy:S
I made a funny and no one laughed :P
A fool and his money are soon parted.
-Thomas Tusser
Thank goodness the judge saw through this female's attempt to dishonour this gentleman.
She was probably rying to force him into a marriage.
hmm...MD may b u right ....May b he was RAPED.huh
man gets off easier. . .Ain't that the truth ;)
This is not unusual here. The men often get off easier than the women in these kinds of cases.
We're not in Kansas anymore...
the "I smoked but never inhaled" comment...
How can two people have sex but only one be guilty?? Goes against all logic
Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.
War looking for peace,
is like fornication looking for virginity.
The man is not guilty, he was raped.
glad to see that idiots also work in the legal area here.