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Thabo Bester escape: Govt mulls immediate termination of G4S contract at compromised prison

Jeanette Chabalala

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Thabo Bester, dubbed the 'Facebook Rapist' for his crimes, seen on a screen in the Western Cape High Court on 2 May 2012.

Thabo Bester, dubbed the 'Facebook Rapist' for his crimes, seen on a screen in the Western Cape High Court on 2 May 2012.

PHOTO: Shelley Christians/Gallo Images, The Times

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has conceded the prison escape of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester from a maximum security prison is a blight on the government.

He added the only way for the government to redeem itself was to recapture Bester.

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