SA furious as human smuggler sentenced to 6 months imprisonment: “This must be a joke” [Video]

• The South African courts sentenced a Mozambican national to six months imprisonment or a fine for human smuggling
• The man appeared before the Komatipoort Magistrates Courton on 27 December after he was caught smuggling 14 Mozambican children
• South Africans lashed out against the criminal justice system, and some called it an unfair sentence

With nine years’ experience, Tebogo Mokwena, a current affairs writer for Briefly News, provided insights into the criminal justice system and high-profile cases in South Africa at Daily Sun.

KOMATIPOORT, MPUMALANGA—The criminal justice system has come under fire after a convicted human smuggler was sentenced on 27 December 2024 to six months or a fine for smuggling 14 Mozambican children through Mpumalanga.

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