ANC Nelson Mandela Bay Councillor Andile Lungisa was sentenced to an effective two years in prison for hitting a fellow councillor on the he...
ANC Nelson Mandela Bay Councillor Andile Lungisa was sentenced to an effective two years in prison for hitting a fellow councillor on the head with a glass jug.
Nelson Mandela Bay Councillor for the African National Congress (ANC) Andile Lungisa is set to be a free man from Tuesday, December 1, 2020, as he has been granted parole.
“This parole placement means that Lungisa will serve the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, wherein he will be expected to comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until the sentence expires,” the Department of Correctional Services said in a statement.
“Classified as a first time offender with a positive support system, and having responded positively to rehabilitation programmes, parole placement for Lungisa is in line with Section 73(7)(a) of the Correctional Services Act. The Act determines the minimum period of a sentence that must be served before consideration for possible parole placement”
LUNGISA’S PAROLE COULD BE REVOKED – CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
The Department has emphasised that like every parolee, certain conditions have to be adhered to and anything less, could see Lungisa being sent back behind bars.
“South Africa is using a parole system that is progressive in nature and based on international best practice. Offenders who are placed on parole are expected to comply with conditions and failure to comply may result in a parolee, depending on the frequency and seriousness of the violations, having parole revoked and sent back to a correctional facility,” the department further said.
In August, he reported to the North End Prison in the Eastern Cape, while he awaited the outcome the application for bail – pending a decision by the Constitutional Court, which he had approached to challenge the ruling.
Lungisa was granted R10 000 bail, however in another twist – he chose to stay in prison.
The ANC opted to part ways with Lungisa, in the wake of the courts reaffirming the initial ruling.
Lungisa, a fierce supporter of former president Jacob Zuma, called for the party to investigate Cyril Ramaphosa’s controversial CR17 campaign funding. For many other Zuma allies, the decision to suspend him and by extension, the court case, could be seen as a move being made by the Ramaphosa faction in the party.
“This parole placement means that Lungisa will serve the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, wherein he will be expected to comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until the sentence expires,” the Department of Correctional Services said in a statement.
“Classified as a first time offender with a positive support system, and having responded positively to rehabilitation programmes, parole placement for Lungisa is in line with Section 73(7)(a) of the Correctional Services Act. The Act determines the minimum period of a sentence that must be served before consideration for possible parole placement”
Department of Correctional Services
The Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown found Lungisa guilty of assault with intent to do grievous bodily and subsequently sentenced to an effective two years behind bars. This is after he struck Ryno Kayser, a fellow Democratic Alliance (DA) Councillor with a glass water jug on the head, during a heated scuffle in 2016.
Lungisa refused to go down without a fight and challenged the ruling with the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which dismissed his appeal.
The SCA said it found no basis to interfere with the sentence imposed by the lower courts.
The Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown found Lungisa guilty of assault with intent to do grievous bodily and subsequently sentenced to an effective two years behind bars. This is after he struck Ryno Kayser, a fellow Democratic Alliance (DA) Councillor with a glass water jug on the head, during a heated scuffle in 2016.
Lungisa refused to go down without a fight and challenged the ruling with the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which dismissed his appeal.
The SCA said it found no basis to interfere with the sentence imposed by the lower courts.
LUNGISA’S PAROLE COULD BE REVOKED – CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
The Department has emphasised that like every parolee, certain conditions have to be adhered to and anything less, could see Lungisa being sent back behind bars.
“South Africa is using a parole system that is progressive in nature and based on international best practice. Offenders who are placed on parole are expected to comply with conditions and failure to comply may result in a parolee, depending on the frequency and seriousness of the violations, having parole revoked and sent back to a correctional facility,” the department further said.
In August, he reported to the North End Prison in the Eastern Cape, while he awaited the outcome the application for bail – pending a decision by the Constitutional Court, which he had approached to challenge the ruling.
Lungisa was granted R10 000 bail, however in another twist – he chose to stay in prison.
The ANC opted to part ways with Lungisa, in the wake of the courts reaffirming the initial ruling.
Lungisa, a fierce supporter of former president Jacob Zuma, called for the party to investigate Cyril Ramaphosa’s controversial CR17 campaign funding. For many other Zuma allies, the decision to suspend him and by extension, the court case, could be seen as a move being made by the Ramaphosa faction in the party.
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