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News – South Africa: ‘All terminally ill prisoners deserve parole’

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Original Post Date: 2009-03-05 Time: 09:00:09  Posted By: Jan

All prisoners in the final stages of terminal illness should request parole, the Justice for Prisoners and Detainees Trust said on Thursday.

The Trust’s president, Derrick Mdluli, said the trust would help those prisoners in their release bids.

“We will then try to get funds to help those prisoners.”

His statement came after fraudster Schabir Shaik, the former financial adviser to African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, was released on medical parole this week after serving 28 months of a 15-year jail term for fraud and corruption.

Mdluli said it was not fair to other inmates – many of whom were worse off than Shaik – to be behind bars.

Shaik’s brother, Yunus, had described his condition as “gravely ill”.

Mdluli said that with Shaik’s release, he expected that no terminally ill prisoner would die behind bars, but instead be released on medical parole.

“It will not be justice if one terminally ill man is taken out and not the rest.”

He said the trust would focus its attention on those diagnosed with HIV.

Shaik spent most of his prison time in hospital, reportedly under treatment for high blood pressure, depression and chest pains. – Sapa

Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20090305103233106C293520