Remorseful UK duo, who bolted past border officials, made a contribution to the Solidarity Fund as a show of 'good faith'
DURBAN: Two British citizens pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing the administration of justice and contravening the Immigration Act after they failed to stop at the Swaziland border post in April and entered South Africa illegally.
On the obstruction of justice charge, both Hackett and Bali were issued a R40 000 fine or 12 months imprisonment, suspended for five years, on condition they are not convicted of the same offence during the said period of suspension. As a gesture of good faith to the people of South Africa, the pair paid R15 000 each into the Solidarity Fund in support of government’s fight against the coronavirus.
For housing the two men, the owner of the establishment was also arrested at the time for having contravened the Disaster Management Act. State prosecutor Ronitha Singh told the court that the pair had committed a serious offence in entering the country when it was in a State of Disaster.
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