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According to Section 219 of the Criminal Procedure Act, confessions made by one person are not admissible as evidence against another person, either directly or indirectly. This principle has been upheld in various court cases, emphasizing that even indirect use of such confessions is prohibited, and the distinction between confessions and admissions is critical, with admissions not having the same statutory prohibition. The Supreme Court of Appeal has consistently rejected the notion that admissions by one
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- Sipho Shabalala
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