PHUTI MOSOMANE
THE security company, G4S, admitted on Wednesday that Thabo Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer, was given unmonitored access to his laptop and Facebook use even after completing his studies at Damelin College.
In May of last year, Bester, who is commonly referred to as the “Facebook rapist,” escaped from Mangaung maximum security prison with the help of G4S employees.
On Saturday, Justice Minister and Correctional Services confirmed that Bester and his socialite doctor partner Dr Nandipha Magudumana were arrested in Arusha, Tanzania.
This week, Magudumana’s father, Cornelius Sekeleni, and prison warden, Senohe Matsoara, were charged with murder, arson and defeating the ends of justice when they appeared at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court.
Lamola, Correctional Services senior officials, SA Police Services (SAPS) and G4S executive management appeared before Parliament as Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee on Wednesday to account for the Bester prison escape scandal.
Last week,
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