MPUMALANGA Sam Smago (36), and Clement Pafiwa (35), who were arrested by members of the Hawks’ Serious Organized Crime Investigation team assisted by Phoenix Security and Transnet in February 2019 for damaging of Infrastructure (railway lines) were sentenced by the Graskop Regional Court on Wednesday, 05 February 2020.

The accused were each sentenced to ten years imprisonment of which four is suspended on condition the accused are not convicted of a similar offense. The pair where further sentenced to 12 months imprisonment each for illegal immigration both sentences have been ordered to run concurrently. Additionally the court has declared the pair unfit to possess firearms.

The Acting Provincial Head of The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Mpumalanga Brigadier Obed Ngwenya has applauded the good work done by the investigating and prosecutorial teams. He vowed that to ensure that all that break the law will be dealt with harshly.

Source: South African Police Service