THE Verulam Family Court has sent the man who called President Cyril Ramaphosa the k-word in a widely circulated Facebook video for mental observation.
The ruling was made on Tuesday that Kessie Nair be sent for mental observation before applying for bail.
State prosecutor Carlson Govender and Nair's attorney Chris Gounden had submitted their final arguments on Monday afternoon on the state's application that Nair be sent for a 28-day mental assessment at Fort Napier Hospital in Pietermaritzburg.
Nair, the former Durban councillor and convicted fraudster, is facing six counts of crimen injuria and two of incitement of public violence.
Govender argued that Nair should be treated as an in-patient at Fort Napier.
The Verulam Family Court has ruled that #KessieNair, who called Ramaphosa k-word, be sent for mental evaluation (@EmExDurban) pic.twitter.com/WtKMT7ZSNW
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