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Thieves sentenced within 24 hrs

Johannesburg - Two men who tried to rob two Brazilian police officials based in Pretoria were sentenced within 24 hours of committing their crime.

Police spokesperson Vish Naidoo said the Brazilians, who are on an observer mission for preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, caught the two men trying to steal from their hotel rooms in Pretoria at 03:00 on Tuesday.

The men were charged with housebreaking with intent to steal and by Wednesday afternoon were sentenced to five years with two years suspended in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.

The sentence means Sibusiso Mashaba, and Faahaim Pillay, both 21, will see at least three years of jail time.

Part of police promise

Naidoo said the quick turn around time from the crime being committed to the men receiving sentence was part of a promise the police made in connection with the Confederation and World Cups.

"We have always promised that we would have dedicated police officers...[and] dedicated courts and prosecutors to ensure speedy and effective finalisation of cases."

Naidoo said, however, that the case should be a warning to people about the consequences of resorting to crime "in any situation".

"The speedy prosecution of these two guys is indicative of the capacity that we have to ensure such convictions and sentences should these types of crime persist," he said.
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Thieves sentenced within 24 hrs

Fark me, that is probably a new record for our justice system! :eek:
 
It doesn't happen every time because firstly SA citizens aren't important enough, and secondly the South Africans got caught with their pants down knowing full well if the news got out about this then it would confirm everyones (read the world) perception of crime. So to fix it they sentenced them ASAP to show the world SA is dealing with crime, and that SA's justice system is a good one.
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marine1 said:
So why cant this happen all the time?
:mad:
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This can also be asked why do we need an international event for the infrastructure to be upgraded? Just before the Confed started they started to repaint all the road surfaces in PTA.

Why only now? Why can't this be done even when there is no international event happening here.

But like Retrobok said it is all a windowdressing scheme. But let's hope that it carries on after the Confed Cup AND the SWC 2010.
 
DWPTA said:
This can also be asked why do we need an international event for the infrastructure to be upgraded? Just before the Confed started they started to repaint all the road surfaces in PTA.

Why only now? Why can't this be done even when there is no international event happening here.

But like Retrobok said it is all a windowdressing scheme. But let's hope that it carries on after the Confed Cup AND the SWC 2010.
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It will continue for the duration of the Confed, and then become a little lax until just before the world cup, then it's all systems go...
 
Hoof-Hearted said:
don't forget that the crooks were actually caught by the brazilian cops. :rolleyes:
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Only because it was the Brazillian cops who were robbed so were on the scene, I'm guessing if they were Brazillian tourists and had been robbed and then called SAPS they's still be waiting to be seen to and the criminals would still be free...

Fact is crime is bad in SA, as we all know, the government plays it down, the media to a degree ignore a lot of it (same day, same ****), the rest of the world knows crimes a problem in S.A. but I don't think they are aware of how bad it actually is.

And that's how it's going to stay, for the forseeable short term future anyway. As I've said before I'm waiting for the U.K. Foreign Office to release it's travel advice for footy fans going to S.A. that should be an indicator as to how seriously they take the crime situation.
 
U.K Foreign Office travel advice as it stands now:

# The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised its Pandemic Threat Alert Phase to Level 6. The WHO website at: www.who.int has further details. Check Swine Flu for further information.

# There is a high level of crime, but most occurs in townships and isolated areas away from the normal tourist destinations.

# The standard of driving is variable and there are many fatal accidents.

# More than 460,000 Britons visit South Africa every year (Source: Statistics South Africa). Most visits are trouble- free. The main types of incident for which British nationals required consular assistance in South Africa in 2007 were for: replacing lost or stolen passports (over 750 cases); deaths, mainly from natural causes (over 50 cases); and dealing with arrests or detentions, for a variety of offences (17 cases). You should keep photocopies of your passport with you in a separate place to your passport.

# There is an underlying threat from terrorism. Attacks, although unlikely, could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.

# We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake. See the General (Insurance) section of this advice and Travel Insurance for more details.
# South Africa authorities state that officially only one blank passport page is required for entry. However, recently several visitors have been refused entry and sent back to the UK as some officials are insisting on two blank pages. We advise that you have two blank pages in your passport on arrival.
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This is more sad than something we should be proud of, SA is like the little kid in school trying to act cool by only ever doing what the big kids want...
 
The trick is to not allow this kind of service level to drop after.

An almost impossible task.

If you think the ANC wasted money on the presidential in-awe-gyration party, wait till you see the spend to celebrate the end of the 2010 fiasco.
 
davemc said:
The trick is to not allow this kind of service level to drop after.

An almost impossible task.

If you think the ANC wasted money on the presidential in-awe-gyration party, wait till you see the spend to celebrate the end of the 2010 fiasco.
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Agreed.

There is no trick to stop the service level from dropping off. Not unless the South African people en masse decide enough is enough and start to make the government and SAPS accountable. That's never going to happen though, since South Africans on the whole have allowed the crime to get as bad as it is already. (Myself included). One thing can at least be said of the crime fighting in S.A. At least it's consistent :mad:

We need to do the same as the apartheid opposition movement did. Put pressure on the world's governments to help end this fiasco. We need to write letters showcasing our crime to newspapers, t.v. stations, politicians the world over. People need to en masse demonstrate in the streets, not only in S.A. but in other capital cities. Eventually someone will take notice.
 
RetroBok said:
It doesn't happen every time because firstly SA citizens aren't important enough, and secondly the South Africans got caught with their pants down knowing full well if the news got out about this then it would confirm everyones (read the world) perception of crime. So to fix it they sentenced them ASAP to show the world SA is dealing with crime, and that SA's justice system is a good one.
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+1 Jees dude, I'd say you just about nailed it! :erm:
 
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