Yengeni parole conditions released

Late on Monday afternoon, after missing a noon deadline to supply the information or face court action under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, an apologetic department faxed through comprehensive details. Conditions include a stipulation that Yengeni may not use liquor or drugs – other than those prescribed by a doctor – until September 23 next year, nor may he visit any place where liquor is consumed, according to the Cape Argus. The issue of alcohol use by Yengeni had been highlighted earlier when he was photographed with a beer in his hand at his Milnerton home on weekend parole while still serving his sentence, before his early release in January. Conditions include house detention ‘as agreed upon with the Head: Community Corrections’. No details were given. Yengeni is restricted to the Cape Town magisterial district, and may not leave without permission. Yengeni has to render 16 hours of community service each month at the Siyazama Educare Centre in Gugulethu. As at 4pm on February 22 he had completed 12 hours. But this was more than a month after the start of his service, by which time he should have completed 16 hours. The head of the community service institution is supervising Yengeni. Full Cape Argus report

Yengeni was still being treated with ‘kid gloves’, according to DA spokesperson James Selfe. ‘...Not only has Tony Yengeni received much-lighter parole conditions than he should have been given, but he also appears to have broken the parole conditions on more than one occasion. This all points to the same practice of according Mr Yengeni a lighter punishment for his very serious crimes,’ he is quoted as saying in a report on the News24 site. He said Yengeni\'s conditions were not consistent with the type of crime of which he was convicted. ‘Yengeni should have had phase two status of correctional supervision based on the level of his crimes and his behaviour while in prison. However, according to our information he was given a phase four status of correctional supervision,’ he said. Full report on the News24 site