“I think the reason for that is because the case has been dealt with worldwide in the media on all platforms,” Booth explains. “They feel that he should not give interviews, be paid for those, write articles or have articles written or even, let’s say write a book and get paid for that. So I think that is the feeling in this instance. And in many cases, when people are released on parole, there’s never any fear of the person going to speak to the media, because it’s not a case that the public have any particular interest in. But here, certainly the world and the public internationally, and, of course, nationally, have a very specific interest in this matter.”(Photo by Herman Verwey/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)Even with these conditions in place, activists hold strong views about granting parole to a person convicted of murder in South Africa, a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 06, 2024 04:41 UTC