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A judge in South Africa has dismissed the case against British businessman Shrien Dewani.
The care home boss has always denied plotting to kill his new wife Anni during their honeymoon in Cape Town four years ago.
A leading lawyer in South Africa has argued that the collapse of the trial of Shrien Dewani demonstrates the country's legal system can be trusted.
Eddie Classen, of BDK Attorneys in Pretoria, admitted the justice system was "not without flaws", but argued it was there not only to convict guilty people, but to acquit innocent ones.
The courts must be trusted. It is a cornerstone of any democratic society. This is a positive for the justice system. I would hope that this case and the [Oscar] Pistorius case re-enforce the belief in the effectiveness of the South African justice system.
– Eddie Classen, BDK Attorneys