‘Yengeni thinks he is above the law’ - DA
13 November 2006
Former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni’s failure to report back to prison punctually and his consumption of alcohol during his weekend off from jail, has angered opposition parties, who have cried out that he is receiving preferential treatment.
Three months into his jail term, Yengeni was granted a weekend pass, in line with correctional services legislation. He was to return to the prison at 3PM on Sunday, instead, he arrived at 4PM, citing car trouble. Yengeni was also photographed in the garden of his Milnerton home drinking beer as he chatted to friends — this is reportedly a contravention of his parole conditions.
The DA slammed the decision to grant Yengeni a weekend pass.
In a statement, the DA said: "Tony Yengeni’s violation of at least two of his parole conditions is an outrageous affront on justice in
"Rewards such as weekend passes and early release should only be given to those prisoners who clearly demonstrate that they are remorseful for the crimes they have committed, have made every effort to reform and are demonstrating exemplary behaviour. If what happened this weekend is anything to go by, Tony Yengeni is not demonstrating any of these qualities. Clearly, the ANC government should be condemning Yengeni for this latest outrage, " says DA spokesperson for correctional services, James Selfe.
ID leader Patricia de Lille told a daily paper that, should Yengeni go unpunished for his weekend transgressions, he will leave prison early next year into a society as corrupt as when he went into prison.
Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour has refused to comment until after he receives a report from the parole board.
Comments
Have you been to any other countries in africa, to see how the black brethren completely undermine the rights of their fellow men - corruption is rife and everyone suffers. seems black is self empowering and self enriching. where would south africa be without any of our racial groups you narrow minded bigot.
People lke you should be in jail for racist slurs like that - I guess you also think it's ok to rob whites and indians and coloureds?
You blacks in south africa know nothing about suffering. go to the ex soviet countries, go to darfur, go to iraq...you comfortable narrowminded cretin.....you should learn about suffering before flouting your simplistic superiority complex. The ANC were masters of propoganda and deception, take a closer look and you will see.
go back to your cave and steal from your children, and rob your neighbour. seems like that's all your anc heroes are capable of doing.
no democracy left with people like you around. No future or hope for humanity....by the way the averga eman in south africa suffers more now thanks to your honourable leaders
Aug24 was when Yengeni walked into prison. Nov24 would be 3 months.
This should read 11 weeks before his first beer... or 2 months before...
when I was in the army it was 6 months before my first beer with friends at home...
The only one thing i am saying to you stop criticizing us black people if you are not happy here in south africa you can just feel free to take your white piss of shit and pack your bags and live us baboons in our country thank you.
leave this country if you are not happy and go leave with monkeys and leave the baboons alone,leave as soon as possible i can even help you pack your bags ha ha ha ha.
You are showing that you are the same type of person as those who enforced apartheid.
You want to replace one evil with another.
Don't you think that working together for a better future is what we should continue doing?
Power and wealth easily corrupts people, and they resort to any measures to greedily get more wealth and power, which is usually gained from the suffering and loss of others.
Often we feel like we are suffering because we lack something we desire and covet - like a new car or fancy phone, or bigger burger or sexier girlfriend.
We ignore what we have because someone has something which we think is better. Therefore we impose a condition of suffering on ourselves, and cry out in our self-inflicted state of punishment.
This easily leads to anger and jealousy, and in the true human tradition: it's always somebody elses fault. Since they look happy, and have more than me, surely they are to blame for my misery?
and what to do? Inflict real suffering on others to gain a new set of material goods to set your next standard of misery by, hence increasing the relative level of selfish desire and consequent action.
We share the world we live in. When you take more than you need, denying a fair distribution with others, excluding those you fear, you are imposing suffering on us all, and in the long run on yourself.
lets end the senseless suffering and make life better