Johannesburg - Twenty-eight people have been convicted in the specialised World Cup courts in the three weeks of their operation, a National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson said on Monday.Mthunzi Mhaga said in a statement that 76 cases had been enrolled in the courts since they started operating on May 28.Thirty of the cases were finalised, with 28 people convicted successfully and two acquittals."Some [were] withdrawn due to insufficiency of evidence," said Mhaga.Fifty-six special courts dedicated to deal with 2010 Soccer World Cup offences were set up before the tournament.The courts, running in two shifts - a morning shift from 08:30 to 16:30 and a night shift from 16:30 to 23:00, received a budget of R45m.
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