Nuclear weapons case postponed
2005-08-22 15:24
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Pretoria - The case of two men accused of breaking South African nuclear laws was postponed to October 4 in the Pretoria High Court in terms of an agreement between the state and the defence.
Acting Judge Mahomed Ishmail stressed this was a preliminary date.
It was understood the prosecution would add to the existing charges but state prosecutor Shaun Abrahams did not want to elaborate.
Daniel Geiges, 66, a Swiss citizen who now permanently resides in South Africa, is out on R80 000 bail while Gerard Wisser, 65, a German national also residing in South Africa, is out on R900 000 bail.
The two are facing four charges of contravening the Nuclear Energy Act and laws banning the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
The state said it hoped to go to trial February next year.
- SAPA