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Zimbabwean bank robber's escape a mockery to SA police - DA
11 Aug 2011 at 09:19hrs | Views
Johannesburg - The escape of an alleged Zimbabwean bank robber from South Africa's Pretoria Regional Court makes a mockery of the police, the DA said on Thursday.
"Provincial Commissioner (Mzwandile) Petros, must now take appropriately serious disciplinary action against those responsible," said DA safety and security spokeswoman Kate Lorimer.
Bongani Moyo, who has allegedly been linked to more than 30 bank robberies, escaped on Wednesday.
This was his second escape this year. In March, he escaped from Boksburg prison.
He was on crutches at the time of his second escape and was not locked in a cell or wearing shackles, said Captain Katlego Mogale. He was sitting between courts 16 and 17 and escaped through court 16, she said.
Lorimer asked why Moyo was left unattended and who was responsible for him?
She also asked why he was not handcuffed, taking into account his previous escape.
Lorimer said it had to be established if this was a case of someone not following orders or a case of protocols not being in place to deal with injured or ill prisoners.
She said it was embarrassing that police seemed not to understand the importance of ensuring that a criminal of Moyo's calibre should be securely escorted to court.
Mogale said police had not made progress in finding Moyo.
"Provincial Commissioner (Mzwandile) Petros, must now take appropriately serious disciplinary action against those responsible," said DA safety and security spokeswoman Kate Lorimer.
Bongani Moyo, who has allegedly been linked to more than 30 bank robberies, escaped on Wednesday.
This was his second escape this year. In March, he escaped from Boksburg prison.
He was on crutches at the time of his second escape and was not locked in a cell or wearing shackles, said Captain Katlego Mogale. He was sitting between courts 16 and 17 and escaped through court 16, she said.
She also asked why he was not handcuffed, taking into account his previous escape.
Lorimer said it had to be established if this was a case of someone not following orders or a case of protocols not being in place to deal with injured or ill prisoners.
She said it was embarrassing that police seemed not to understand the importance of ensuring that a criminal of Moyo's calibre should be securely escorted to court.
Mogale said police had not made progress in finding Moyo.
Source - Sapa
