Thembu tribe’s King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo was found guilty of assault,kidnap and arson, and faces 12 years in jail A South African traditional king from Nelson Mandela’s Thembu ethnic group has begun a 12-year prison sentence for arson, and kidnap and assault of his subjects,after a long battle to stay out of jail.
King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo reported to the Mthatha correctional centre in Eastern Cape province on Thursday, after failing in an 11th-hour tender to evade incarceration by seeking a retrial or a presidential pardon.
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Source: theguardian.com