Cholota trial within a trial begins
Ace Magashule's former personal assistant Moroadi Cholota's trial within a trial is expected to begin.
She's challenging the court's jurisdiction to hold her liable for criminal charges.
Cholota will also argue why she claims her extradition from the US is unlawful.
She is on trial alongside Magashule, businessman Edwin Sodi and others for an allegedly fraudulent R255-million tender.
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