Fees Must Fall activist may be out of jail before Christmas

Jailed Fees Must Fall activist Kanya Cekeshe is due to be released before Christmas and should be out of prison within the week.

Spokesperson for justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola, Chrispin Phiri, said on Thursday that Cekeshe, who has served two years for malicious damage to property linked to Fees Must Fall protests, would be released after completing a “pre-release programme”.

However, he said that Cekeshe — who was to become eligible for parole in February in any event – was from Monday immediately eligible. Cekeshe has been in Leeuwkop prison since December 2017, after he was sentenced to five years behind bars for public violence and malicious damage to property. He pleaded guilty to setting a police vehicle alight during a #FeesMustFall protest in 2016. Cekeshe is one of about 9% of prison inmates who fall under the special dispensation, which reduces the sentences of certain categories of offenders by 12 months.

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Source: businesslive