News24 | WATCH | Mashatile VIP assault case: Defence claims witness in N1 assault was intoxicated
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The defence for eight VIP officers who were tasked with protecting Deputy President Paul Mashatile and accused of assaulting motorists on Johannesburg's N1 claims the VW Polo driver was under the influence of alcohol and unlicenced at the time of the incident.