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IOL reports that the three latest accused in the Thabo Bester prison escape saga appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The G4S employees, Joel Makhetha, Moeketsi Ramolula and Thabang Mier, were all arrested on 26 June at their Bloemfontein and Botshabelo homes. The trio made their first court appearance on 28 June, when the matter was postponed until Monday for bail information. State prosecutor Sello Matlhoko advised that Mier faced a charge of aiding the escape of a prisoner, and because he had no previous convictions or pending matters, the State was not opposed to his bail. Mier was granted R10,000 bail, subject to certain conditions. Ramolula and Makhetha face charges of violating a corpse and corruption. The duo will be bringing bail applications before the same court on 11 July. They will remain in custody until then. The whole group of accused are expected back in court on 8 August. The latest arrests bring the number of people arrested in connection with Bester’s escape to 12, including Bester himself. Bester faked his own death and escaped from the G4S-operated Mangaung Correctional Centre in May last year. He was re-arrested in April 2023 by Tanzanian authorities in Arusha after he fled the country with his lover, Dr Nandipha Magudumana.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Robin-Lee Francke at IOL
- Lees ook, Thabo Bester-ontsnapping: Borgtog vir tronkbewaarder, by Maroela Media
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