It was a 'tender' moment in the Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday when Thabo Bester and his girlfriend Dr Nandipha Magudumana were reunited nearly three months since their dramatic arrest in Tanzania.
Bester's former legal counsel advocate Jeremiah Pela and instructing attorney Tsireledzo Ndou withdrew from representing him at his last virtual court appearance as it emerged they themselves are facing criminal charges.
Ndou is facing charges of attempted rape and assault. He was charged earlier this year and is out on R1,000 bail. Pela is accused of offering to accept a benefit and attempted extortion in relation to a security tender at a TVET college in the Free State in 2017.Twelve people have so far been arrested in connection with Bester's audacious escape from Mangaung prison in May last year. Seven of them are either current or former employees of security company G4S.
Six of the accused have successfully applied for bail, while Magudumana abandoned her bail bid to challenge her arrest and detention.
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