TimesLIVE reports that three of the accused in the Thabo Bester prison escape case were granted R10,000 bail each by the Free State High Court on Wednesday.

Senoho Matsaora, Teboho Lipholo and Tieho Makhotsa successfully appealed after they were denied bail by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. The high court upheld the appeal and set aside the magistrate’s order refusing bail pending the outcome of the trial. The release of these three brings the number of bailed suspects to six. The court ruled that the three must appear at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on each date to which the trial has been remanded. They must report to the Kagisanong police station on Mondays between 6am and 6pm. They have been ordered not to directly or indirectly have contact with any state witness. The court also ruled that the three should not leave the area of Bloemfontein without the written permission of the investigating officer. Twelve people have so far been arrested in connection with Bester’s audacious escape from Mangaung prison. Seven of them are either current or former employees of the G4S security company.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Phathu Luvhengo at TimesLIVE

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