Johannesburg - Radovan Krejcir’s upcoming murder trial is set to begin on Tuesday, though his lawyer is still insisting that he struggles to consult with the Czech fugitive.
Krejcir and four co-accused - Siboniso Miya, Nkanyiso Mafunda, Simphiwe Memela and Lyubomir Borislav Grigorov - are facing nine counts, including murder, for allegedly killing suspected drug dealer Sam Issa.
The alleged underworld figure was gunned down in his Audi Q7 in 2013, in what the State believes was an argument over debt gone wrong.
The State has alleged that Krejcir owed Issa R500 000 and chose to have him killed - by hiring Miya and his cohorts - rather than repay him.
On Thursday, the five men appeared in the high court in Joburg, where it was revealed that the trial would proceed on Tuesday, presided over by Judge Mihloti Winston Msimeki.
Krejcir’s lawyer, Cliff Alexander, told the court he had been precluded from consulting with his client on Thursday morning, and that a Correctional Services official had stopped him from greeting him in the courtroom.
The judge asked the defence and prosecution to resolve the issue before the trial begins.
The Star