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.
These people are very wicked
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DeleteVery good. That 12years is too small though.
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Gud 4 him, king my butt #sneh
DeleteGud 4 him, king my butt #sneh
DeleteJustice well served...!
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Good for him...
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ATLEAST RULE OF LAW IS PROGRESSING IN SA
Lwkm enjoy Ur jail term
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oya let Justice prevail
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Lols.....nawa ooo
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OK..seen
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Nobody irrespective of ur level should be above the law...that's the sanity Buhari is bringing to Nigeria. Love this
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Karma
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Serves him right
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ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Yu must pay for ur sins no doubt....
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See his wicked innocent face... Smh
ReplyDeleteGood! These so called royals should know better than to treat people poorly!
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ReplyDeleteHmmmmm... Will he serve d jail term?
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Serves him right...
ReplyDeleteD stupid daughter still want reasons? ..useless daughter
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ReplyDeleteIt serves im well...ve a blast ur highness in ur prison hole!
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ReplyDeleteSorry sir
#Hajia Mufliat
Let's sEe if his royal highness will be so royal in jail...
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ReplyDeleteGOT TO HELL DAWG
MY DAD WILL ALWAYS SAY NO SINNER ILL GO UNPUNISHED
ReplyDeleteGood for him
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ReplyDeleteEnter your comment...Serves him right
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Nobody is abv d law...gud one
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ReplyDeleteAunty Linda Enter your comment...
ALL THESE CHIEFS PLAYING GOD IN THEIR RURAL CORNERS. GO DO KING FOR PRISON NA. UR NYANSH IS NOT EVEN SAFE LOL
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he got served
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ReplyDeletejustice served..nobdy isabove the law
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That suit him
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ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL9JADELTABABE....good for him dat serves him right hmm anyway me am Justsayingmaownohh via a LATEST TECHNO F7
ReplyDelete@lindaikeji d lindus am still waiting
Gbam...see him face sef,he look it
ReplyDeleteFor every action.....there is equal reactions.Mr King..happy jail term
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