Justice Minister wants presidential pardon for Cekeshe

The justice department is petitioning President Cyril Ramaphosa to give #FeesMustFall activist Kanya Cekeshe a presidential pardon.

Cekeshe has been denied leave to appeal his conviction and sentence and he’s also been denied bail.

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said on Twitter that his department is in the process of assisting Cekeshe with an application for presidential pardon or other legally available avenues.

We note the dismissal of both the leave to appeal and bail for fees must fall activists Khaya Cekeshe by the Johannesburg Magistrate Court. We’re in the process of urgently assisting him with an application for presidential pardon or other legally available avenues.

— Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 🇿🇦 (@RonaldLamola) October 14, 2019

Magistrate Theunis Carstens delivered the judgment in the Johannesburg magistrate’s court.

Cekeshe is appealing a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to public violence and malicious damage to property.

Meanwhile, other former protest leaders say Cekeshe’s sentence was too harsh.

Former UCT #FeesMustFall activist Chumani Maxwele took his case to the Constitutional Court.

“It was indeed too harsh,” said Maxwele.

“We feel our cause was justified.”

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Source: eNCA