Two illegal immigrants sentenced to 15 years behind bars for copper cable theft

[mylesillidge]

Copper cable thieves get 15 years behind bars

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) Acting Group CEO, Hishaam Emeran, has welcomed a 15 years' direct imprisonment sentence that was handed to two illegal immigrants for the theft and smelting of the entity's stolen copper cables and assets worth R2.6 million.

"Though the theft of rail infrastructure is still a reality, the efficiency of the justice system in dealing with this scourge is commendable," Emeran said on Thursday.

[SANews]

 

[lkswan747]

Just wish they caught the thieves this morning, we have been without electricity since 02H00 due to cable theft!

 

[KikzAzz]

15 years is not enough.

Cable theft is sabotage.

 

[TheChamp]

Three Zimbabwean nationals sentenced to ten years for cable theft | The Citizen

"Cable theft is a serious crime which often leads to service disruptions, such as electricity supply outages, and it also affects our already stretched budget as millions of rand is required to replace stolen cables,”

www.citizen.co.za

 

[Ponderer]

"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop

 

[wbot]

Not long enough but better than nothing.

 

[TheChamp]

Not long enough but better than nothing.

True, especially since they don't have too many options being illegal immigrants, so it means a couple of years from now they will be out, no family support structure, no nothing, so they will go back to do what they do best.

 

[Quicks]

15 years is not enough.

Cable theft is sabotage.

Who actually thinks they will sit 15 years?
Now the Tax payers need to pay for keeping them alive as well.

 

[Pax]

"Now the Tax payers need to pay for keeping them alive as well"

The aspect I have the biggest problem with! I still think jailed people must work for their upkeep.