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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Jackie Phamotse given a fine of R30,000 or 10 months in prison with 16 hours of community service.
Jackie Phamotse has been slapped with house arrest and a fine for her criminal comments about socialite couple, Basetsana and Romeo Kumalo.
Last September, the Randburg Magistrate’s Court convicted her of criminal defamation, crimen injuria and contempt of court for comments she posted on Twitter and in her book ‘I tweet what I like… So sue me’.
The comments saw the Kumalos drawn into what turned out to be baseless claims involving a sex tape.
On Tuesday afternoon, Phamotse learned her fate.
The case took a whole five years and finally a verdict has been reached. After careful consideration of the evidence presented, the court ultimately ruled in favor of Basetsana. Jackie has been found guilty of defamation, and she has now been sentenced.
Jackie has been sentenced to house arrest for two years for her crimes and given a fine of R30,000 or 10 months in prison. The Randburg magistrate’s court also fined Phamotse R12 000 on count three or four months imprisonment. On count four, she was penalized R18 000 or six months imprisonment.
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