Question NW1451 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
27 May 2016 - NW1451
Selfe, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether a certain person (Mr JT Mokwa – inmate 94351831) who initially was incarcerated for a 17-year sentence in 1994, in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, is eligible for release; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the further relevant details; if so, (i) why is the specified person still incarcerated at the specified facility given that the specified person has now served 21 years, (ii) by when can the specified person expect to be released and (iii) what prerequisites for release must the specified person still fulfil?
Reply:
(a) Yes, as at date of receipt of question (13 May 2016) the offender in question was already released on 16 April 2016.
(b) (i)(ii)(iii) Not applicable.