AbaThembu leaders campaigning for King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to be released from jail are intensifying calls to leaders of the feuding royal family factions to join their campaign.
The #FreeOurKing campaign made the call following factions of the abaThembu royal family preferring different candidates as acting kings.
As a result, the nation now has two acting kings – the king’s son Prince Azenathi Dalindyebo, 24, and the monarch’s younger brother Prince Mthandeni Mankunku Dalindyebo, 47.
Dalindyebo is serving a 12-year jail term for an assortment of cases including kidnapping, arson and defeating the ends of justice. He has been in prison since December.
Contralesa in the Eastern Cape has applied to President Jacob Zuma for a presidential pardon. Dalindyebo filed for a review of his case in the Constitution Court in February this year, but this was denied.
#FreeOurKing appeals to royals to join cause
The #FreeOurKing campaign made the call following factions of the abaThembu royal family preferring different candidates as acting kings.
As a result, the nation now has two acting kings – the king’s son Prince Azenathi Dalindyebo, 24, and the monarch’s younger brother Prince Mthandeni Mankunku Dalindyebo, 47.
Dalindyebo is serving a 12-year jail term for an assortment of cases including kidnapping, arson and defeating the ends of justice. He has been in prison since December.
Contralesa in the Eastern Cape has applied to President Jacob Zuma for a presidential pardon. Dalindyebo filed for a review of his case in the Constitution Court in February this year, but this was denied.
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