Schabir Shaik is waiting to hear how the presidential amnesty for thousands of prisoners would benefit him.
|||Schabir Shaik was on Friday waiting to hear how the presidential amnesty for thousands of prisoners would benefit him. He said he was in the dark about any reduction in his sentence.
Convicted fraudster Shaik will be among the thousands of prisoners who will benefit from the presidential amnesty on Tuesday.
Department of Correctional Service’s KZN spokeswoman Nokuthula Zikhali said yesterday Shaik would be among the 5 722 prisoners in the province who would get between six months and 18 months off their prison sentences following the announcement by President Jacob Zuma on Freedom Day.
“(Shaik) will benefit… by a six-month reduction and a further 12 month reduction,” Zikhali said.
Independent on Saturday