A statement from the Presidency yesterday said that, last month (on 25 January) the Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson of CONTRALESA, Inkosi Mwelo Nonkonyane asked the President to refer a request for consideration of a presidential pardon for King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to the Department of Justice and Correctional Services.
A statement from the Presidency yesterday said that, last month (on 25 January) the Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson of CONTRALESA, Inkosi Mwelo Nonkonyane asked the President to refer a request for consideration of a presidential pardon for King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to the Department of Justice and Correctional Services.
The King is currently serving a 12-year jail sentence for assault‚ kidnapping and arson in East London.
The statement confirmed that the President duly forwarded the petition to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services "for further processing".
"Upon completion of all the internal processes, the Minister will submit the King's application for pardon to the President for a decision."
