BY REGINALD KANYANE
A 45-YEAR-OLD man from Mothibistad was sentenced to three years imprisonment. Matthews Mather Gaobitse was found guilty of malicious damage to property during the community protest in Kuruman.
He was arrested on February 26 in 2015 for allegedly setting a vehicle belonging to the Department of Agriculture alight.
The Hawks spokesperson, Capt Pilani Nkwalase said during the public protest, the community barricaded roads over service delivery issues in June 2014.
“The main road in Glenreb village in Kuruman was affected. A state employee driving in the area was stopped and instructed to abandon the vehicle before it was set alight.
“Matthews Mather Gaobitse was positively identified as one of those who committed this crime against the State. The court sentenced him to 3 years imprisonment and suspended it for 5 years,” he said.
Nkwalase said Gaobitse was fined R10 000 or alternatively to serve 2 years imprisonment.
-TDN
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