MEDIA RELEASE:
Criminals in control of Pretoria - rape in prison hospital
1 August 2007

 

MEDIA RELEASE

Criminals in control of Pretoria - rape in prison hospital
Two nurses, aged 35 and 52, are in a R4-million law suit against the correctional services department,after they were raped in the prison hospital in March 2005.

One of the young prisoners accused of almost stabbing two nurses to death at Baviaanspoort prison, east of Pretoria, two years ago, claimed on Tuesday he was not accountable for his actions.

The ACDP is asking how can one not be accountable for one's actions and how is it possible that nurses are not protected while on duty?

What is the real State of the City and the Country? This is the question asked by the African Christian Democratic Party.

Is the criminal in control of our city and not the authorities? Authorities can paint beautiful pictures with words but the harsh reality is reflected in reports such as this.

He decided to take the drugs:

How can any accused such as Thabo Amos Masinga (22) of Mamelodi West, who denied guilt to eight charges, including attempted murder, kidnapping, rape, indecent assault and robbery with aggravating circumstances blame drugs and not himself. He is the one who decided to take the drugs and is therefore accountable for ALL his actions, even those actions after taking the drugs.

We need the law-abiding, honest, & the blameless, to be in control.

AnneMarie Sparg

ACDP Councillor Tshwane Metro

079 498 6971



MEDIA VERKLARING

Is die misdadigers in beheer van Pretoria? - Verkragting in Hospitaal
Twee verpleegters is in 'n hofgeding waar hulle 'n R4 miljoen eis ingestel het teen Korrektiewe Dienste nadat hulle in Maart 2005 verkrag was tydens hulle diens gedoen het by die hospitaal.

Een van die jong mans, Thabo Amos Masinga (22) van Mamelodi Wes, wat aangekla is vir die verkragting, beweer dat hy nie verantwoordelik gehou kan word vir sy dade nie, omdat hy onder die invloed van dwelms was.

Die ACPP is geskok om te verneem van die gebeure en bevraagteken die beskuldige se onkenning van verantwoordelikheid vir sy dade, omdat hy delms gebruik het. Hy het dan self gekies om die dwelms te gebruik.

Wie is in beheer van Pretoria vra AnneMarie Sparg van die ACDP?

Dit blyk duidelik uit hierdie tipe van gebeure dat die misdadigers beheer het van ons mooi stad, as hulle dood eenvoudig voortgaan om vrouens te verkrag waar en wanner hulle lus het, mense by hulle werkplek aan te val en te steek met messe soos die geval by die magistraats kantore, mense se motors kaap as hulle kinders by die skole oplaai, mense in hulle eie huise aanval en nog vele meer voorbeelde kan genoem word.

Die owerhede kan maar mooi broodtjies bak, soveel soos hulle wil, maar hier is bewys dat sommige nie hulle verpligtinge teenoor hulle werknemers na kom nie. Intussen het  misdadigers orals vrylik toegang en die onskuldige en weerlose moet net die heeltyd versigtig wees, selfs al werk hulle in 'n hospitaal.

AnneMarie Sparg

ACDP Raadslid Tshwane Metro

079 498 6971