Wednesday, September 26, 2018

News from the Inside of Prison

A search was conducted in the reception room where Heini and 17 other inmates were sleeping. This was on the morning of 2 September 2018. Heini was physically searched three times and nothing was found on him. However, various unauthorized items such as a spiral plate, a cooking pot, 1g marijuana, broken cell phones, and steel cutlery were found in various places in the room.

At around 14h00, Heini was called to the management office where three members he knew and a Section Head Captain of B Unit whom he did not know was present. One member started reading the submission of the offense and Heini immediately asked him if this was an investigation or a hearing. He was told that it was an informal hearing. Heini then responded by stating that he had had no chance to plea on the allegations and if he pleaded not guilty, it should then not be an unofficial hearing. He was told that that decision was theirs to make and that he should not tell them how to conduct matters.

Heini asked for 7 days to go through all the relevant documents so that he could prepare for the hearing. Again he was told that it was an informal hearing and that he should not waste their time. He was told that the statements given by members involved were satisfactory and that he was found guilty of possession of unauthorized articles. He again asked if he could challenge the allegations or post questions and he was simply told that it was an informal hearing and that it was not needed. The members then all laughed.

A member gave him a reprimand. Heini asked if that was his sanction and he was told yes. He was told to choose another room to sleep in. He first refused as it was not part of his sanction and not a prescribed sanction according to the Correctional Services Act 111 of 98 but told them he would move into F-section because it was a safe-keeping section and he would still be able to fulfill his study requirements. However, one member told another to forcefully remove his things from the safety cell he was in. He was moved to B8 which is not a school room and not conducive for study purposes.

He has written an appeal based on un-procedural actions by the officials, requesting the matter be resolved because whatever is written in his file has a direct influence on whether he stays in prison or not. There is no further information on this situation. Is this fall out from Alan D Elsdon’s book, Broken & Betrayed which covers the framing of Heinrich in the 2005 murders of Jessica and Victoria?