Prisoner complains of ill treatment

In two letters smuggled out of the prison and which were respectively addressed to the South African High Commission and to the Police Divisional Commander-North and which were subsequently handed over to Mmegi, Ben Nthaisane says he is being regularly assaulted by prison warders.

A few months ago, Mmegi was also given another letter smuggled from the prison and addressed to the Commissioner of Prisons detailing how Nthaisane was being subjected to assault, discrimination, torture and other forms of abuse by the prison warders.