The seven guards from the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp who allegedly abandoned their posts, leading to 37 undocumented migrants escaping two weeks ago have no case to answer to for now, said the NPA.
The guards who were reportedly on duty on the day 37 illegal immigrants escaped from Lindela have not been criminally charged.The seven guards from the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp who allegedly abandoned their posts, leading to 37 undocumented migrants escaping two weeks ago, have no case to answer to for now, said the NPA.
The group had been expected to appear in the Krugersdorp magistrate’s court on Tuesday after they handed themselves over to police last week. They were released after they were charged with aiding an escape. “The case docket against seven security officials based at the Lindela Repatriation Centre was not placed on the roll at the Krugersdorp magistrate's court due to insufficient evidence,” said the NPA’s Phindi Mjonondwana.
“The docket has been referred back to SAPS, with instructions of investigations that must be conducted. Once those investigations are concluded, the docket will be brought back to the NPA for a decision,” she added. Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi had visited the centre after the escape earlier this month and hinted at it being an inside job.
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