Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 2,244 complaints from prisoners appealing their sentences. KZN accounted for nearly half of these.
Sifiso Tembe has struggled to appeal his 25-year prison sentence after the KwaZulu-Natal High Court incorrectly advised his legal team that they did not have his case file.
Tembe was arrested in 2011. He was denied bail. In January 2013, he was sentenced to 25 years for murder and robbery. KwaZulu-Natal Legal Aid spokesperson Bongani Mahlangu said that after making a"concerted effort" to help push Tembe's case forward, they eventually established that Tembe's case number was correct.
He said the court has since"repeatedly advised" Legal Aid that they are still awaiting the transcripts from the service provider.
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