Editorial | Either the prison authorities knew about this and hoped the information would never leak to the public, or they were so incompetent and so out of depth that it took a newspaper and a member of the public to expose this
National commissioner of correctional services Makgothi Thobakgale announced that a temporary manager had been appointed to take control of the facility from G4S.Findings of the investigation report clearly reveal that Thabo Bester was assisted to escape from lawful custody on May 3 2022, yet the contractor maintains that he died in his cell. This is contrary to the overwhelming scientific evidence available.
After dismissing the initial media reports, the department finally came to its senses, as more evidence was adduced that Bester had not only escaped, but was running elaborate scams and had access to laptops, phones and civilian clothes when he was still in jail, which no prisoner should be allowed under normal circumstances.
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