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By Sisonke Mlamla 
10h ago
Cape Town – The South African Organization of Sentenced and Awaiting Prisoners (Sasapo) said six newly sentenced members of Cape Town’s notorious Terrible Josters gang were transferred to a distant prison, out of the reach of their families.
The gangsters were sentenced in the Western Cape Superior Court last week.
Sasapo President Phindile Zweni said the six were transferred to the Kokstad C Max Correctional Center in KwaZulu-Natal without the knowledge of their families.
However, Provincial Correctional Services Commissioner Delekile Klaas said the department does not discuss the details of where the offenders are being held and the reasons why.
After Cape Argus requested further information from Klaas, he said: “Therefore we are unable to assist you with your inquiry.”
The gang in question had been charged with several murders of high-profile members of rival gangs, including the murder of Victor “Fox” Browers, an alleged high-ranking member of the gang of 28.
Last month, Judge Owen Rogers found Horatio “Voudie” Solomons, Ismail Ockerts, Fabian Constable, Ziyaad Safodien, Keenan Kruger / and Lucian Consul guilty of a number of charges, while Elton Ely, Brian Fieghland, Brent Campbell, Bradley Roberts, Lezay Booysen and Ishmaeel Ockerts were acquitted.
The State alleged that Solomons and Ely were leaders of the Terrible Josters gang in the Delft and Belhar areas, respectively.
Zweni said that Sasapo would like to know from the department why and under what circumstances these prisoners were transferred to Kokstad.
“We ask the department to place these inmates in Pollsmoor, close to their families, as this really goes against the Correctional Services Act itself,” he said.
During sentencing, Judge Rogers said Solomons and Ockerts did not express any remorse for their actions and continued to protest their innocence, flatly denying that they were members of the Terrible Josters.
Rogers sentenced Solomons to life in prison, plus 21 years and eight months, while Ockerts was sentenced to life in prison, plus 23 years and 10 months.
Constable was sentenced to 26 years, Safodien was sentenced to 25 years, Kruger was sentenced to two life sentences plus 33 years and six months, and Consul was sentenced to life in prison plus 56 years. Kruger and the Consul were found to be in no condition to possess a firearm.
Cape Argus
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