Dube accused hide their faces
23/10/2007 15:48  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - The four men accused of the murder of reggae star Lucky Dube appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Magistrate A Roux postponed the case to October 30 for their applications for legal aid to be processed.

The state opposed bail and the four will remain in custody. They face charges of murder, attempted hijacking and the possession an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Earlier the four, two of whom are Mozambicans, emerged from the cells and walked into a packed courtroom.

One of the accused covered his head with a towel and the others had hoods pulled over their faces.

They removed these as they faced the magistrate.

Sobbing

Singer Pat Sibeko who was in Dube's band in the singer's early days, began sobbing as he looked at the accused and had to be comforted by a police officer.

Three of the accused were of slight build and two of them had scars across their heads.

The fourth man was larger and had a scar across his face.

When they returned to the cells, they covered their faces again - an action which was met by howls of protests from the public gallery.

Members of the public demanded that they show their faces.

Meanwhile Dube's family said that members of the public and journalists would be welcome to attend his funeral at Farmers Hall in Newcastle on Sunday. They however wanted the burial to take place in private.

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