Monday, continued…
Alister looked directly to James and then around the room, before saying "Mr Jones, you are quite blunt."
"I am still learning the language, but I know enough to understand what is happening. However, my sister is a lawyer, and I know all the games they play. Not do not beat around and tell us what the penalty is. It is Christmas and we want to be anywhere but here."
After talking a breath, Alister decided he had no option but go through everything. The last thing that he wanted to do was do this, but in the end, there was no option.
"The penalty he has agreed to is complicated, but in the end the National Prosecutors determined that there needed to be some measure of individual justice attached to the charges, as well as an overall penalty."
