S v Mthembu; 10 Apr 2008

References: 379/07, [2008] ZASCA 51, [2008] 3 All SA 159 (SCA), [2008] 4 All SA 517 (SCA), 2008 (2) SACR 407 (SCA)
Links: Saflii
Coram: Cameron, Maya et Cachalia JJA
Saflii (South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal) The evidence of an accomplice extracted through torture, (including real evidence derived from it), is inadmissible, even where the accomplice testifies years after the torture. The link was inextricable.
This case is cited by:

  • Cited – Her Majesty’s Advocate -v- P SC (Bailii, [2011] UKSC 44, Bailii Summary, 2012 SC (UKSC) 108)
    (Scotland) The appellant had been interviewed by police without being offered access to a solicitor. He complained that the interview and information obtained only through it had been used to found the prosecution.
    Held: The admission of the . .