Cape Town – The man who was convicted of the murder of former South African president FW de Klerk’s ex-wife, Marike de Klerk, is set to be placed on parole at the end of the month.
Marike de Klerk was murdered in her apartment at the Dolphin Beach estate in Blouberg, Cape Town, in December 2001.
Luyanda Mboniswa, who was a security guard at the complex at the time, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2003 for her murder, along with a 15-year sentence for robbery.
According to the Department of Correctional Services, Mboniswa’s parole placement is in compliance with the Correctional Services Act, as he has served the minimum required time.
“In compliance with the Correctional Services Act, Mboniswa was considered for parole placement having served the minimum required time. The parole placement process started from the preparation of the profile by the case management committee and consideration by the correctional supervision and parole board.
The department of correctional services confirms that Luyanda Mboniswa who was convicted for the murder of Mrs Marike de Klerk 20 years ago will be placed on parole at the end of this month. pic.twitter.com/IxgvQyTBNQ
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“The national council for correctional services also dealt with the profile before its submission to the minister of justice and correctional services for a decision. The minister is empowered by section 78 of the Correctional Services Act to make a determination on those sentenced to life,” the department said in a statement.
Upon his release, Mboniswa will enter the system of community corrections, where he will be required to comply with a specific set of parole conditions for the rest of his life.
He will be assigned a monitoring official who will supervise him and ensure his compliance with the parole conditions.
Standard parole conditions will apply, including being restricted to his magisterial district and not having contact with the victim’s family. He will also need to inform the monitoring official if he changes his residential address.
The Department of Correctional Services said that parole is a part of the rehabilitation programme aimed at correcting an offender’s behaviour, and it may involve continuing programmes within the system of community corrections.
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