Publication: Sapa Issued: Cape Town Date: 2005-11-16 Reporter: Sapa

Arms Critic Sequestration Bid Fails

 

Publication 

Sapa
BC-COURT-ARMS

Date

2005-11-16

Issued

Cape Town

Reporter

 Sapa

 

A Cape High Court judge on Wednesday rejected Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's bid to sequestrate arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne.

Manuel was seeking to recover almost a million rand in legal fees incurred by the state in fighting a series of court challenges to the multi-billion rand deal by Crawford-Browne.

A former banker, Crawford-Browne maintained he had spent all his money on his arms deal campaign, and that there was no point in sequestrating him.

The ruling was handed down by Judge Roger Cleaver.

With acknowledgements to Sapa.


Mr Crawford-Browne represented himself in the High Court - very well done, Terry.