60 Suspected cable thieves awaiting trial

[schumi]

CAPE TOWN - Metrorail says 60*cable theft*suspects are awaiting trial in Cape Town.

They've been charged under the Criminal Matters Amendment Act for damage to essential infrastructure and malicious damage to property.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has opposed bail in all of the cases.

Altogether, officials have nabbed 70 suspects since the rail operator deployed additional armed guards, night vision equipment, night drone surveillance and armed vehicle patrols at the beginning of March.

More at : http://ewn.co.za/2018/05/21/60-suspected-cable-thieves-awaiting-trial

 

[S7wede]

More at : http://ewn.co.za/2018/05/21/60-suspected-cable-thieves-awaiting-trial

I would like to see anybody who actively damages property that is integral to mass transit and communications be convicted of some form of treason. These are essential services and by throwing the book at them I would hope it would actively deter other would be "cable thieves".