CHARLES MOLELE
HOME Affairs Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, informed Parliament that his department chartered a flight to retrieve fugitives Thabo Bester and Dr. Magudumana from Tanzania because Tanzanian authorities refused to hand them over to the South African Police Service (SAPS) over concerns about violating international rendition laws.
Motsoaledi was briefing Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Tuesday and denied suggestions that the aircraft involved in the expatriation of Bester and Magudumana was hired by the police.
He explained that rendition refers to the transfer of individuals from one country to another without a legal process or extradition proceedings, and the Tanzanian authorities did not want to be accused of rendition.
Motsoaledi said his department agreed to use a charter flight in order to prevent the illegal transfer of the two suspects to South Africa, citing a past incident in which Zimbabwean citizens were illegally transferred to their country’s
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