Sentencing of a former Dr JS Moroka Municipality councillor for murder was on 16 October 2009 in the Pretoria High Court on Friday. The 30-year-old former councillor Irven Thulani Mahlangu was sentenced to 10 months. This came after spending 15 months in prison awaiting trial.
His co-accussed; Andries Mandla Kubheka, 42 (not sentenced yet), his father, Sigabela Jonas Mahlangu, 52 (9 years), and his businessmen friends, Mooiman Mahlangu, 45 (10 years), Koos Mthimunye, 35 (5 year suspended sentence) , and Nkululeko Simon Maseko, 44 (6 years). They were found guilty on 13 charges ranging from kidnapping, assault, and assault with intent to cause bodily harm to murder.
The men kidnapped a group of youngsters in November 2001 from Siyabuswa under the suspicion that they were responsible for a series of break-ins in their shops.They took them to a nearby bush where they interrogated and severely beat them up.One of the assaulted youths later died in hospital due to his injuries.The men will be back in court next month.
Pastor Irven Mahlangu was not found guilty of murder, but of kidnapping and assault. His disciples are organising revivals that will take place once a month in the prison he is locked in for the next 8 months (until his release). Local churches will support the revivals and he will be the main speaker / preacher.
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