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Thursday 31 December 2015

South African king sentenced to 12yrs in prison for cruelty towards his subjects

South African king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo has been sentenced to 12-years in prison for arson, kidnap and assault of his subjects. King Dalindyebo handed himself over to the Mthatha Correctional Center in Eastern Cape province minutes before midnight on Wednesday, December 30, after failing in an 11th-hour bid to evade incarceration by seeking a retrial or a presidential pardon.
In a statement, Justice spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said:
"We confirm that King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo handed himself to the head of Mthatha Corresctional Centre at 23h40 in the presence of the Regional Commissionerof the Eastern Cape"

In 2009, the controversial king was convicted of manslaughter, arson and assault charges for offenses committed more than two decades ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in 2009, but in October the Supreme Court dropped the manslaughter charge and reduced his sentence to 12 years on appeal.

This week he sought to further extend his bail, but a High Court judge in Mthatha threw out the request. The king's daughter, Yasmin Omar, stated that the judge had not given them reasons for his decision.

"No indication was given for when we can expect the reasons for the dismissal of the application and we will continue with the case," said Omar.

He is expected to serve his sentence in Wellington Prison, outside Mthatha.
The 51-year-old king, a self-confessed marijuana smoker, was found guilty of torching dwellings that housed some of his subjects and tenants who had resisted eviction.

He was also convicted of publicly assaulting three young men who had already been brutally beaten by his henchmen, and of kidnapping a wife and children of one of his subjects whom he considered a dissident.

The Supreme Court concluded that the king "ruled with fear and trepidation" and that "his behavior was all the more deplorable because the victims of his reign of terror were the vulnerable rural poor." It also accused him of "obstructive" action for changing his lawyers 11 times, causing 34 postponements of the case.

Dalindyebo became king of the Thembu, a Xhosa ethnic group that boasted Mandela as its most prominent clan member, in 1989. The royal family will meet next week to discuss whether a successor should be chosen due to their monarch's imprisonment.

81 comments:

STERN said...

These people are very wicked

Davido's driver said...

Justice well served...!

Unknown said...

Ok

Unknown said...

Sorry Man....
#sips oRijiN#

REUBEN MARSHAL said...

NICE ONE
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ATLEAST RULE OF LAW IS PROGRESSING IN SA

Unknown said...

Lwkm enjoy Ur jail term
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds

Okogba said...

oya let Justice prevail

Unknown said...

Lobatan! Bye-bye to jati jati! Linda take note!

June said...

Nice One, We need Stuffs like this in Nigeria.

Unknown said...

Seriously? Not bad sha

Unknown said...

Seriously? Not bad sha

Unknown said...

Nice one.


Wild flowers!

Unknown said...

Lols.....nawa ooo

Unknown said...

Ok noted

Unknown said...

Stories never end

Unknown said...

Spend the new year in jail 😢












*DEW*

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmm. Bad market.





Prophet Baal typing.....................

Olaaliu said...

OK..seen

Unknown said...

It is a taboo in Nigeria to jail a king but south africa has shown an example by sentencing mandela cousin

andre kelvin said...

All these savages think is still the 16th century

white rock said...

Nawaooooo

Unknown said...

Good... It's a good punishment for wickedness




















#she'sunique#

Unknown said...

Nobody irrespective of ur level should be above the law...that's the sanity Buhari is bringing to Nigeria. Love this

Hannie said...

Wicked king

Anonymous said...

Good for him!

Unknown said...

Na wa






~Make I go drink one bottle of beer~

Unknown said...

Karma











LIB ADDICT#just passing#

praizpaulinus said...

Serves him right

OLA said...

Hello Sis Linda.
I'm part of your Christmas give away winners but I'm yet to receive any alert. Please I want to know if there was any disqualification at any point that I'm not aware of or if there are other winners who have not gotten alert too.

Thank you for your generosity.

OLA said...

Hello Sis Linda.
I'm part of your Christmas give away winners but I'm yet to receive any alert. Please I want to know if there was any disqualification at any point that I'm not aware of or if there are other winners who have not gotten alert too.

Thank you for your generosity.

Unknown said...

Its d end time pple !

EDWIN edDREAMZ CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Yu must pay for ur sins no doubt....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

CHERYL (aka FROM GLORY to GLORY) said...

See his wicked innocent face... Smh

Read: Buhari In Retrospect: 2015 In Review said...

Good! These so called royals should know better than to treat people poorly!

Unknown said...

Nawa oooh leadership abuse everywhere its well hooe he serves his time.

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Hmmmmm... Will he serve d jail term?


Can LIBers see me at all? Am I invisible?

Unknown said...

Serves him right...

Anonymous said...

D stupid daughter still want reasons? ..useless daughter

Unknown said...

I wish Nigeria could b like dis

Unknown said...

It serves im well...ve a blast ur highness in ur prison hole!

Unknown said...

Nawa oooooo

Mufliat said...

Eeya
Sorry sir






#Hajia Mufliat

Unknown said...

Let's sEe if his royal highness will be so royal in jail...

SHORTEST DUDE said...

EWU MMEH!
GOT TO HELL DAWG

Unknown said...

MY DAD WILL ALWAYS SAY NO SINNER ILL GO UNPUNISHED

Unknown said...

Good for him

Unknown said...

Wow good move. The Justice system there is stable. I'd like to see an Emir sent to jail for his crimes

Emmanuel said...

Nice

Goziem Oh LORD said...

Good for him

Eddy Ogbunambala said...

enjoy your prison time

Unknown said...

Serves d Asshole right.. power n money aint evritin.

wisdomer said...

Kpele

kingsareborn2rule said...

Enter your comment...Serves him right








#Haveyouprayedfornigeriatoday

Anonymous said...

Nobody is abv d law...gud one

Unknown said...

King of atrocities

Unknown said...

Okay

Aunty Linda Enter your comment...

OSINANL said...

Good for him...

OSINANL said...

Good for him...

Unknown said...

ALL THESE CHIEFS PLAYING GOD IN THEIR RURAL CORNERS. GO DO KING FOR PRISON NA. UR NYANSH IS NOT EVEN SAFE LOL

Unknown said...

okay

AliBaba DeKingMaker said...

1. Sorry dude, dance ur music
2. #MYOPINION#

Ruby Owanate said...

he got served

moss said...

Osama 2. People that are not fit to serve not to talk of lead....

Unknown said...

Ok seen!!

Unknown said...

Very good. That 12years is too small though.


Wild flowers!

Unknown said...

Gud 4 him, king my butt #sneh

Unknown said...

Gud 4 him, king my butt #sneh

Unknown said...

Good for him.

Unknown said...

Only in South Africa. #IamMe

Unknown said...

justice served..nobdy isabove the law


MISSVEE

Unknown said...

That suit him

Bishop the Great said...

Justice must prevail

Profiteer said...

Good Ridders to bad rubbish(Obama's eye)

BEAUTIFUL9JADELTA said...

BEAUTIFUL9JADELTABABE....good for him dat serves him right hmm anyway me am Justsayingmaownohh via a LATEST TECHNO F7

@lindaikeji d lindus am still waiting

Ade Joke said...

Welcome to the prison.

Unknown said...

Gbam...see him face sef,he look it

oyegoke olufemi said...

For every action.....there is equal reactions.Mr King..happy jail term

chyyy said...

That serves him right, king of atrocity!! I m seriously waiting 4 d trial of dt stupid king of Zulu dt fuel xnopobia attack last year.

Adaobikamma said...

The rich also cry

Unknown said...

Good for him

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