âââ LUCKY NKUYANE 09:00 Wed, 28 Apr 2021 PHOTO: Lucky Nkuyane
The Free State High Court is Wednesday set to deliberate over an application brought forward by former (FS) Premier Ace Magashuleâs driver, Ricardo Mettler.
Mettler is applying for leave to appeal his 15-year conviction and jail sentence for the theft of the R8 million Pierneef painting. His legal representative, Advocate Hannes Peyper, has confirmed this.
Last month, Mettler filed papers to appeal his sentence and conviction after Judge Soma Naidoo found him guilty in 2020 on counts of theft, fraud, money laundering, and perjury and accordingly sentenced him in March 2021. Judge Naidoo handed Mettler an effective 15-year prison sentence for theft, 15 years for money laundering, 15 years for fraud, and 12 months for perjury. Counts two and four are running concurrently.
âââ LUCKY NKUYANE 09:47 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 Photo: OFM News
Former Free State Premier Ace Magashuleâs driver, Ricardo Mettler, who was convicted of stealing an R8 million Pierneef painting, will this week launch a bid for leave to appeal his sentence and conviction by the High Court in Bloemfontein.
Mettler was sentenced to an effective 15-year prison sentence by High Court Judge, Soma Naidoo.
Mettler s new legal counsel, Advocate Hannes Peyper, previously told OFM News that he had received instructions from the latter to launch a court bid against his sentencing.
He said they only had 14 days to file an appeal, and they are looking at doing so around this week.