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Published: 1/9/2007 10:20:09

Yengeni to be freed despite parole breach

By Christelle du Toit
JOHANNESBURG – Former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni did contravene his weekend parole conditions, but will still be allowed to go home on Monday, January 15.
Yengeni was reported to have been drinking during a weekend when he was allowed to go home to prepare for his imminent release. He also arrived back at prison late.
This was while he was serving time for defrauding Parliament in the multi-million-rand arms deal saga.
In November last year Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour announced an investigation into Yengeni’s conduct, saying the detainee’s visitation and telephone privileges would be suspended for two weeks.
Balfour described this as “remedial and interim measures” to allow a departmental investigation to take place.
Balfour’s office had said it “deplored the breach of parole conditions by any offender”, and would propose “a strong measure be introduced to assist authorities in their decision to sanction and correct the misconduct and violation of parole conditions”.
Political parties and the SA Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights condemned what they saw as preferential treatment for Yengeni.
At the time of his early release he will have served under five months.


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