Minister Sibusiso Ndebele condemns attack on offenders
Lusanda Bill
25 March 2014
Minister of Correctional Services Sibusiso Ndebele on Monday condemned the attack on Clive Derby-Lewis.
Minister of Correctional Services Sibusiso Ndebele on Monday condemned the attack on Clive Derby-Lewis.
The department says Lewis was
stabbed with a piece of glass at the Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria . Lewsi
is serving a life sentence for murdering South African Communist Party leader
Chris Hani back in 1993.
Ndebele said from now on Derby-Lewis'
personal safety will be prioritized.
Ministerial Spokesperson Logan
Maistry said the department will make sure that all vulnerable prisoners are
placed in a manner where they can always be protected.
Maistry said Derby-Lewis will be
placed in a single prison cell where a repeat of this will never happen.
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