Thabo Bester: Former G4S Employee Becomes 3rd Accused Granted R10 000 Bail, Case Against Other 2 Postponed

• The Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court has awarded accused number 10 in the Thabo Bester escape matter R10 000 bail
• Former G4S employee, Thabang Mier's bail, comes with conditions including surrendering his passport and reporting to a police station once a week
• The other two accused cases were postponed until 11 July for bail applications

BLOEMFONTEIN - One of the three recently arrested former G4S employees has been granted R10 000 bail in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court.

The former jail worker appeared in court on Monday, 3 July, after being arrested for allegedly helping Thabo Bester

While Thabang Mier became the third accused to be awarded bail in the Bester escape case, the other ex-G4S employees', Joel Lekhari Makhetha and Moeketsi April Ramolula, bail applications were postponed to 11 July.

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Mier's bail does not come without conditions. According to News24, the man has been ordered not to communicate or threaten any state witnesses.

Mier has been told not the leave the Mangaung without notifying the investigating officer. He will also have to report to the Kopanong Police Station between 08:00 and 16:00 once a week.

3 recently arrested ex-G4S face multiple charges for their role in Thabo Bester's escape

Mier, Makheta and Ramolula have been charged with aiding and abetting convicted criminal and sexual abuser Thabo Bester's escape from prison in May 2022, GroundUp reported.

Makheta and Ramolula face additional charges of corruption and the violation of a body.

The trio are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court with the rest of the accused on 8 August.

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Thabo Bester’s lawyers’ withdrawal from prison escape case leaves Mzansi exasperated: “Another delay tactic”

Recently, Briefly News reported that Thabo Bester's lawyers', Advocate Jeremiah Pela & instructing attorney Tsireledzo Ndou, dropped their client and officially withdrew from the case.

The latest development in the escape case has not been received well by many South Africans. Many have complained about the frequency at which Bester's lawyers have been changed out, causing delays in the case.

Pela and Ndou's withdrawal comes as Ndou faces attempted sexual assault and assault charges for which he is expected to appear in the Sexual Offenses Court on Wednesday, 21 June.

Source: Briefly News