TLU SA wil die boere van Leeudoringstad in Noordwes gelukwens met hulle optrede wat daartoe gelei het dat twee moordenaars van ‘n boer self met hulle lewe daarvoor moes boet.
TLU SA se Adjunk-President en voorsitter van die veiligheidskomitee, mnr. Henry Geldenhuys, het terselfdertyd sy ernstige misnoeë uitgespreek met die feit dat van hierdie moordenaars wat mnr. Johan van Rensburg vermoor het, skynbaar al voorheen vir 15 jaar tronk toe gestuur is vir gewapende roof. “Iets is verkeerd in die stelsel dat gevonniste misdadigers voortydig en boonop ongerehabiliteer op borgtog in die samelewing teruggeplaas word om met hulle duiwelswerk voort te gaan. Dit is onaanvaarbaar vir die gemeenskap en is ‘n klad op die Staat se regsplegende instellings. Strawwe moet so swaar wees dat misdadigers op hoë ouderdom met ‘n kierie uit die tronk kom, sodat hy eenvoudig nie in staat is om weer misdaad te kan pleeg nie,” sê mnr. Geldenhuys. Terselfdertyd is mnr. Geldenhuys bekommerd oor bespiegelinge dat van die boere dalk vir moord aangekla en selfs gearresteer kan word. “Hulle het net hulle eie mense en gemeenskap probeer beskerm en waarmee hulle suksesvol was. Om daardie mense nou te vervolg sal ‘n totaal verkeerde boodskap uitstuur aan misdadigers.”
“Hierdie voorval het egter bewys dat landelike gemeenskappe hoogs effektief kan wees as hulle georganiseerd is in hulle eie plaaswagstelsels, met hulle eie kommunikasie- en reaksievermoëns. TLU SA wil boere bly aanmoedig om ter wille van hulle eie veiligheid hulleself in plaaswagte te organiseer.”
Congratulations to farmers for prompt action
TAU SA wishes to congratulate the farmers from Leeudoringstad in Northwest. A farmer was murdered and subsequent action by farmers resulted in the apprehension of the criminals when two murderers paid with their lives.
TAU SA‘s Deputy President and Chairman of the Safety Committee, Mr. Henry Geldenhuys, at the same time expressed his utmost dissatisfaction with the fact that one of the murderers of Mr. Johan van Rensburg was apparently also convicted previously and sentenced to 15 years in jail for armed robbery. “Something is wrong with the system if convicted criminals are released on bail at an early stage without being rehabilitated in society to continue with their evil. This is unacceptable to the community and reflects a blot on the state’s criminal justice system. Penalties should be so severe that professional criminals serve long sentences preventing them from repeating their hideous crimes once released” Mr Geldenhuys said. Meanwhile Mr. Geldenhuys is also concerned about rumors that the farmers might have to stand trial for murder and even be arrested. “They only protected their own people and community, which they did successfully. To prosecute those people will send completely wrong message to criminals.“
“This incident has proved that rural communities can be highly effective when they are organized in their own farm watch with their communications and response capabilities. TAU SA encourages farmers to continue to organize themselves in farm watch structures for their own safety.”
