Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson has set June 16 to rule on no-case submissions by attorney at law Nigel Hughes on behalf of former army officer, Oliver Hinckson. The former army officer is charged with conspiracy to incite a terrorist act. The submissions were made yesterday after Special Prosecutor Sanjeev Datadin failed to appear in court to present witnesses on behalf of the state.In fact,
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