Kenny Motsamai: Difference between revisions

On 18 January 2016, Motsamai was set to be released on conditional [[day parole]] following a recommendation by the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS) to the [[Minister of Justice and Correctional Services]], [[Michael Masutha]], however, he refused to sign the papers entailing his parole conditions because he did not understand the legal implications of his parole.<ref name="GOV">{{Cite web |title=Correctional Services on parole placement for Kenny Motsamai {{!}} South African Government |url=https://www.gov.za/speeches/correctional-services-parole-placement-kenny-motsamai-12-jan-2017-0000 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=www.gov.za}}</ref><ref name="ENCA">{{Cite web |title=Apla member Motsamai returned to cells {{!}} eNCA |url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/apla-member-motsamai-returned-cells |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=www.enca.com |language=en}}</ref> On 11 July 2016, Motsamai began his six months on day parole.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPDATE: Motsamai granted parole {{!}} eNCA |url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/parole-board-mulling-over-motsamai-release |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=www.enca.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Motau |first=Koketšo |title=Kenny Motsamai released on day parole |url=https://ewn.co.za/2016/07/11/Kenny-Motsamai-released-on-day-parole |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en}}</ref> He could leave the Boksburg Correction Centre daily at 8am but he had to return before nightfall. His movements was monitored via a monitoring device and he could not participate in any political activities.<ref name="N24">{{Cite web |title=Newsmaker: Not yet freedom for Kenny Motsamai |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/newsmaker-not-yet-freedom-for-kenny-motsamai-20170115-2 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board granted him full parole on 11 January 2017 with certain conditions, such as his movement still begin monitored, and he was released from prison on the same day.<ref name="GOV"/> He had spent a total of 2728 years and eleven months in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAC's Kenny Motsamai given full parole after 27 years in jail |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/pacs-kenny-motsamai-given-full-parole-after-27-years-in-jail-20170111 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2017 |title=PAC's Kenny Motsamai granted full parole after 27 years in prison |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2017-01-11-pacs-kenny-motsamai-given-full-parole-after-27-years-in-prison/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> He was provided with a low-cost government house in [[Katlehong]] and started a car wash with a R40,000 donation pastor Paseka Motsoeneng‚ also known as Prophet Mboro, gave him after his release.<ref name="N24"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pastor Mboro gives Kenny Motsamai cash for a car wash as he walks free |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2017-01-11-pastor-mboro-gives-kenny-motsamai-cash-for-a-car-wash-as-he-walks-free/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> The business reportedly collapsed a few months later.<ref name="TimesLIVE"/>

On 9 February 2018, Motsamai was arrested at his house in Katlehong for violating Section 52 (7) of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998.<ref name="TimesLIVE"/> He had breached the house arrest parole conditions by leaving the Boksburg magisterial district‚ without permission from the Boksburg Community Corrections on 7 February and allegedly lied about going to Hatfield in Pretoria on 8 February to attend to pension matters for his children, when he was allegedly seen addressing a protest at the [[Department of Military Veterans]]' headquarters and getting violent with department officials.<ref name="PR">{{Cite web |title=PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-early-edition/20180212/281621010796994 |access-date=1 July 2022 |via=PressReader}}</ref> He had been previously warned not to violate his parole conditions. Motsamai's lawyer, Andries Nkome, denied that there was a protest at the department's headquarters and said that Motsamai was one of 250 military veterans that wanted to get their benefits from the department. Nkome argued that the allegation that he addressed a protest was based on [[hearsay]].<ref name="IOLRelease"/> On 21 March 2018, Masutha took the decision to revoke Motsamai's parole for failing to adhere to his parole conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Political prisoner Kenny Motsamai's parole revoked |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2018-03-22-political-prisoner-kenny-motsamais-bail-revoked/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref> He did inform Motsamai of his decision to only incarcerate him for three months, which was significantly lower than the 24 months that the Correctional Supervision Board at the Boksburg Correctional Centre had recommended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sifile |first=Lindile |title=PAC's Motsamai's incarceration reduced to three months |url=https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/pacs-motsamais-incarceration-reduced-to-three-months-13986900 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}</ref> Motsamai was released from prison in June 2018.<ref name="KeMo"/>

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