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EXPLAINER | How magistrate’s error freed thief who stole socks

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (562+ words) POSSIBLE PULL QUOTE = “In this case, the law was working as it should.” — Mbekezeli Benjamin, research and advocacy officer at Judges Matter When a convicted offender walks free because of what many call a “technicality”, it often leaves South Africans…...