Protestors call for bail to be denied to alleged mosque killer

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A group of people held a protest calling for bail to be denied to a Nigerian national accused of killing a man in a Port Elizabeth mosque.

Twenty-nine-year-old NMMU student, Mohammad Aliko, has been charged with the murder of wheel-chair bound worshiper, Muhammed Laher, who was beaten and stabbed to death in the South End mosque earlier this month.

Testifying in Aliko's bail hearing before a packed court-room on Monday, investigating officer Lorraine Olivier, told of an earlier argument between Aliko and Laher and that he had several run-in's with other foreign nationals who worship at the same mosque.

Aliko's lawyer, Ryno Scholtz, told the court that his client was not a flight risk and should be granted bail because, as a student, he's being severley prejudiced by being in prison.

The victim's sister, Khatija Laher, said a petition was presented to authorities calling for bail to be denied.

The case was postponed to Tuesday for final argument in the bail application.