Disbarred Advocate Malesela Teffo could soon find himself behind bars if he continues with his antics to pose as an advocate, as the Legal Practice Council (LPC) is set on asking the court to hold him in contempt of court following last year’s order in which he was removed from the roll of advocates.

The Mercury reports despite the fact that the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) in September last year ordered him to surrender his certificate of enrolment as an advocate, this had not been done.

Teffo has apparently paid no heed to the fact that he may no longer practice.

He was this week yet again seen, fully dressed in his court attire – as on previous occasions – in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial. This week he once again wanted to make submissions to Judge Tshifiwa Maumela, who refused to entertain him.

The LPC has served him with its latest application to hold him in contempt of court for ignoring the fact that he has been axed as an advocate.

In its application, the LPC is asking the court to order that Teffo serve a jail sentence, an order which is to be suspended and only executed if he continues to ignore the fact that he has been disbarred.

Puleng Keetse, chairperson of the LPC, suggested in court papers that Teffo should serve a year of imprisonment if he continued with his antics.

‘The sentence must reflect the seriousness of Mr Teffo’s conduct which we suggest is far more egregious and unrelenting than that of Mr (Jacob) Zuma whose incarceration was immediate and not suspended,’ Keetse said in his court papers.

He added that it does not seem to help to slap Teffo with a fine, as this has happened in the past in an unrelated case.

Full report in The Mercury