A sense of relief.
We are relieved that our legal system in this instance lived up to its promise to treat everyone equally.
We say this in the wake of the guilty verdict in the case of musician Jub Jub Maarohanye and his friend Themba Tshabalala. After a very lengthy trial - running for two and half years - these two were finally found guilty of murder on four accounts and of attempted murder on two other accounts. The case arose from an accident in 2010 in which the cars driven by the two veered off the road and slammed into a group of students, killing four students and severely injuring two others.
The length of time it took to finally arrive at the verdict had given rise to fears that Jub Jub might get away with murder literally, because he is a well known musician. We had feared that his money - in the form of expensive lawyers - might just allow him to escape justice.
The trial was not about whether someone likes Jub Jub or not. It was about the facts of the matter. And the facts are that a drag race on a public road by Jub Jub and Themba - who were both under the influence of drugs and alcohol - resulted in an accident that led to four pupils losing their lives and two others being maimed. Even as a friend of Jub Jub, you cannot argue with these facts. Justice had to be done.
The man in the street will sleep easier, knowing that the judicial system in our country is fair. Celebrity or not, we are all equal before the law.
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