Acting regional court prosecutor Ronitha Singh told the Durban regional court on Friday that the offences were serious as the men entered SA during a state of disaster.
On Friday James Hackett and Erkan Bali pleaded guilty to defeating or obstructing the administration of justice and contravening the Immigration Act when they illegally entered SA on April 11, disregarding all Covid-19 regulations and directions in terms of the management of foreign nationals entering the country. “Both men arrived in SA in February 2020 on different dates and departed together to Swaziland on March 18.
“Their actions caused a cross-provincial search for them, resulting in expenditure of human and financial resources of the government and private sector. In addition, they showed a blatant disregard for the safety and bodily integrity of SA citizens, when they failed to notify a medical practitioner so that the relevant Covid-19 procedures could be implemented.”
For defeating or obstruction of justice, the men were sentenced to a fine of R40,000 or 12 months' imprisonment, suspended for five years on condition that they are not convicted of the same offence during the period of suspension.
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