G4S Security received a hiding in parliament on Tuesday after it failed to appear before a committee where they were expected to explain how rapist and murderer Thabo Bester made a grand escape from a prison the company had been managing.
The company was meant to appear before the portfolio committee on justice and correctional services together with the department of correctional services and the police on Tuesday morning. However, it emerged that G4S sent a letter to the committee on Monday requesting to make a presentation on Bester’s escape after the Easter holidays, claiming they did not have enough time to prepare.
“I find it difficult to contain my outrage that this kind of thing can happen and a year later little progress has been made. I am outraged that G4S can send us such a letter... They thumbed their nose at this portfolio committee and demanded to be summoned here in order to obtain some sort of flimsy protection. For what? It is very clear they have something to hide...
G4S legal representative Adv Ben Wicks, who was present at the sitting, said “they did not mean to disrespect the committee”.
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