JOHANNESBURG - Civil organisation Action Society said that the costs incurred in convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester’s case should not be pushed over to the taxpayers.
The organisation is calling for security company G4S to reimburse government for the R1.4 million paid to return Bester and his accomplice, Nandipha Magudumana, to the country. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told members of Parliament on Tuesday that the cheapest private plane they could find to go to Tanzania cost over R1 million.Action Society said that the money could have gone to better use, like clearing the DNA backlog, training SAPS members or upgrading courts.
It said that Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola and Police Minister Bheki Cele should also be held accountable. Action Society's director for community safety, Ian Cameron: "It's very important that G4S, as well as the ministers, are held financially accountable for the whole Thabo Bester matter because once again, because of G4S's incompetence and poor performance, as well as that of the state, the taxpayer has to once again pay to fix matters."
Thabo is a property of the state, and all state properties are taken care of by taxpayers.
Quite !
100%, Bheki Cele and Ronald Lamola must be solely and personal responsible for that over R1,4m, we can not afford the serial rapist the luxury of the Jet Lamola is continuing with the luxury he was affording this criminal in jail.
Agree, the taxpayers aren't the ones who let him escape on their watch. They should be made to pay yet another worthless expense for incompetance.
Iyanya iActionSA
Ministry in question should be compiling a bill for G4S, extradiction, legal fees, everything including parliamentary hearing expenses and travels for officials.....
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