Not in South Africa under current law. See Mdekazi v. Minister of Defence, No. 55893/19, [2019] ZAGPPHC 453 (S. Afr. High Ct. Aug. 22, 2019) (granting bail), ¶ 17. The Court of Military Appeals had found a colonel's dismissal too lenient, and substituted four years' confinement. We have been unable to learn the outcome of any further proceedings.Saturday, January 18, 2020
A stiffer sentence on appeal?
Not in South Africa under current law. See Mdekazi v. Minister of Defence, No. 55893/19, [2019] ZAGPPHC 453 (S. Afr. High Ct. Aug. 22, 2019) (granting bail), ¶ 17. The Court of Military Appeals had found a colonel's dismissal too lenient, and substituted four years' confinement. We have been unable to learn the outcome of any further proceedings.
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