THE Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in Rustenburg postponed the case against EFF councillor and former North West provincial legislature member Betty Diale on Thursday, 14 December.
The case has been postponed to 25 January 2024.
The court awaits the outcome of her representations from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The DPP had previously rejected her representations, and her new attorney had requested that they receive a formal written document for the outcome.
Diale was previously representing herself.
The attorney had indicated that they would be taking the DPP's rejection of their representations to have charges against her withdrawn on review.
The court permitted Daily Sun to take photos.
The magistrate said it was in the best interest of justice that he granted permission.
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However, the defence strongly opposed the media application.
Diale is facing six charges of theft, amounting to about R700 000, allegedly stolen from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) claimants.
Police reports reveal that the Legal Practice Fidelity Fund received several complaints from the RAF claimants, whose payments were deposited into Diale’s trust account.
The claimants alleged that the said money did not reach them after the payout and subsequently reported it to the police for investigation.
Diale was practising as an attorney during the alleged commission of the crimes between 2009 and 2011, She was subsequently charged with six counts of theft in June 2021.
The Legal Practice Council has struck her off the roll, preventing her from practising as an attorney.
