The magistrate presiding over self-proclaimed prophet and pastor Paseka ‘Mboro’ Motsoeneng has asked him to stop praying during court proceedings.
Mboro returned to the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 11 November, after he was released on R3000 bail in September. Mboro was arrested with his son and bodyguard in August after brandishing dangerous weapons at Matsediso Primary School in Katlehong on 5 August.
PASTOR MBORO ASKED NOT TO PRAY IN COURT
Mboro and his two co-accused appeared briefly in court as the matter was postponed to 26 November and will be transferred to the regional court.
Magistrate Ipfi Mammburu asked Mboro to stop praying during court proceedings as he was seemingly not paying attention to what the magistrate was saying.
“Please my good sir, you cannot pray while the court is in session. Allow the matter to be postponed and if you want to pray or act in a particular way, you can only do so once we are done with the matter.
“I’m explaining the consequences for failure to appear [in court] and you’re looking up as if you’re praying. That is not an appropriate way of doing things,” Mammburu said.
As previously reported, Mboro brandished a panga due to conflict between his family and his grandchildren’s family over their custody.
The boy learners are enrolled at Matsediso Primary School, in Grade R and Grade 2. The dispute reportedly started after the mother of the children reportedly passed away in April this year.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), pastor Mboro and his co-accused face a string of charges, including kidnapping, possession of dangerous weapons and unlicensed firearms, possession of a prohibited firearm, assault by way of threat, pointing of firearms, discharging of a gun and malicious property damage.
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