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The Eastern Cape’s most notorious gangster, Sakhumzi Mvoko, would arrive for court dressed in designer clothing, escorted by heavily armed police in a vehicle with blaring sirens. In November, Mvoko was convicted by the Ngqeleni District Court to three years’ imprisonment for escaping from the court in 2007. His co-accused Odwa Sithole faced the same fate. The pair had escaped while appearing for the armed robbery of a Ngqeleni shop two years earlier. Mvoko had the support of his mother and girlfriend who attended each proceeding during his court appearances with Simthembile Zibi, Sithole, Bongani Same and Mthuthuzeli Sisilana. The gang always appeared relaxed and would share jokes and laugh. But following Mvoko’s escape from the Mthatha Correctional Facility last year, he has been escorted to court by dozens of police officers . Mvoko escaped with six other suspects in March 2011. Three were found dead near the Mbashe River . The circumstances surrounding their deaths remain unknown. The other four were re-arrested in April. Mvoko and Sithole have since been detained at Kokstad Maximum Security Prison, and are escorted between KwaZulu-Natal and Mthatha for court appearances . Security was tightened at yesterday’s judgment, with over 25 police officials present compared to the usual average of 13.
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