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Two British citizens who allegedly sped over SA border now in quarantine, case postponed

Source: news 24, 15/04/2020

James Hackett and Erken Bali have been placed in quarantine for 14
days following their arrest by members of the South African Police
Service`s Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit and Tracker Connect
officials at a guest house in Glenmore, Durban, on Sunday.

They were not present in court in keeping with Department of Health
Regulation 11(6)(d), said KwaZulu-Natal National Prosecuting
Authority spokesperson Natasha Ramkissoon-Kara.

National police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo earlier told
News24 that Hackett and Bali had allegedly driven from Eswatini. He
said when they arrived at the Golela border post on Saturday, they
were denied entry into South Africa and were told to return to
Eswatini.

`The suspects instead disregarded the order and drove off at high
speed into South Africa and evaded the police who had given chase,`
Naidoo said.

`Investigations are being continued for possible further charges
against the two suspects as they have not paid the rental company for
continued use of the vehicle, and also possible violation of the
Immigration Act.`

The two were facing charges of entering and remaining in the republic
without authority and entering the country under lockdown when the
border was closed to visitors.

The 42-year-old manager of the guest house was also arrested for the
violation of Covid-19 regulations and detained at a local police
station. The rental vehicle was impounded.

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