Harry Simon case to start Monday

By: MAGGI BARNARD

THE long-awaited trial of former world champion boxer Harry Simon is due to start in the Regional Court at Walvis Bay on Monday.

Simon will have to plead to a charge of culpable homicide arising

from the death of three Belgian tourists in an accident in which he

was involved in November 2002.

The hearing is booked on the court roll for the whole week, but

the Public Prosecutor said yesterday it might not be concluded, as

the State planned to call many witnesses.

Harry Simon case to start Monday

 

THE long-awaited trial of former world champion boxer Harry

Simon is due to start in the Regional Court at Walvis Bay on

Monday.

 

Jan Wessels of Stern & Barnard, who will be acting on behalf

of the deceased and surviving members of the crash, said he

suspected Simon's legal counsel might ask for a further

postponement of the case.

 

"We will oppose any such request.

 

We are ready and will do everything possible to ensure the case

proceeds," he said.

 

Wessels said two accident reconstruction experts from South

Africa would be present as witnesses.

 

Should the State decide to call the Belgians as witnesses as the

case proceeds, they would have to be flown in from Europe.

 

It could not be established who will be representing Simon.

 

His previous defence counsel, Petrus Damaseb,has become a Judge

since the case was last in court.

 

The legal firm Conradie & Damaseb would not divulge any

information yesterday afternoon.

 

The hearing is booked on the court roll for the whole week, but the

Public Prosecutor said yesterday it might not be concluded, as the

State planned to call many witnesses.

Harry Simon case to start Monday THE long-awaited trial of former

world champion boxer Harry Simon is due to start in the Regional

Court at Walvis Bay on Monday.Jan Wessels of Stern & Barnard,

who will be acting on behalf of the deceased and surviving members

of the crash, said he suspected Simon's legal counsel might ask for

a further postponement of the case."We will oppose any such

request.We are ready and will do everything possible to ensure the

case proceeds," he said.Wessels said two accident reconstruction

experts from South Africa would be present as witnesses.Should the

State decide to call the Belgians as witnesses as the case

proceeds, they would have to be flown in from Europe.It could not

be established who will be representing Simon.His previous defence

counsel, Petrus Damaseb,has become a Judge since the case was last

in court.The legal firm Conradie & Damaseb would not divulge

any information yesterday afternoon.

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