Kessie Nair headed back to court, mental health in question
He will either get to apply for bail or get sent for an evaluation.
Kessie Nair will appear in the Verulam Family Court again today (Tuesday) in order to find out whether he can apply for bail or if he will be sent for mental observation before he is able to apply.
When Nair first gained notoriety for making racist comments about president Cyril Ramaphosa, his family alleged that he has had a history of mental illness and his brother Krishnan Nair testified about this on Monday.
At the same trail, Nair’s attorney Chris Gounden and state prosecutor Carlson Govender submitted their final arguments on the state’s application that Nair be sent for a 28-day mental assessment at Fort Napier Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, reports News24.
As a result of the video he posted on Facebook which was subsequently widely circulated, Nair faces six counts of crimen injuria and two counts of incitement and instigation.
Nair, who is currently in custody at the Westville Prison, has since posted another video apologising to the president and the nation, asking them all to forgive him.
Ramaphosa has yet to address the matter.
Magistrate Ncumisa Gcolotela will hand down her ruling today.
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