Convict Radovan Krejcir moved to foil his latest escape plan
‘He corrupted some officials. He’s always trying something’
Czech criminal Radovan Krejcir was hurriedly moved to the country’s most secure prison last month as authorities uncovered yet another audacious escape plot — this one involving "SAPS items" left for him in a court holding cell. Krejcir — a convicted felon facing a slew of charges in various Gauteng courts — went to the Pietermaritzburg High Court last week to complain about "inhuman" conditions at the super-maximum security eBongweni C-Max prison in Kokstad‚ where he has been housed since June 23. While this was not the first time he had been locked up at eBongweni‚ Krejcir claimed that the most recent transfer from Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II prison was because of political meddling aimed at preventing him from getting adequate legal counsel and to delay his ongoing cases. Krejcir was convicted in 2015 of attempted murder‚ kidnapping and dealing in drugs. The matter related to the kidnapping and torture of Bheki Lukhele‚ whose brother‚ Doctor‚ had allegedly disappeared with 25kg o...
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