South Africa's top appeal
court has sentenced King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo to 12 years in jail; and said the traditional
monarch who is from royal family of Nelson Mandela's Thembu ethnic group should
report to prison within the next 48 hours - upholding his conviction for arson,
kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice
"We are very shocked.
He is a senior member of the royal family so there is a big sense of loss and
uncertainty," Chief Simphiwe Pantshwa told the BBC.
"We knew to expect
anything but the news that he will not be coming home came as a shock."
The case has caused
divisions within the AbaThembu royal family since it began in 2009, with some
feeling the king was being victimised, while others were adamant that no-one
should be above the law.
BBC
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