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| The women's wing of South Africa's governing party has said it will march on the British high commission to demand the extradition of Shrien Dewani, who is accused of organising the murder of his wife on their honeymoon. | The women's wing of South Africa's governing party has said it will march on the British high commission to demand the extradition of Shrien Dewani, who is accused of organising the murder of his wife on their honeymoon. |
| The campaign by the African National Congress (ANC) women's league came as Xolile Mngeni, the man allegedly hired by Dewani to shoot his 28-year-old wife, Anni, was sentenced to life in prison. | The campaign by the African National Congress (ANC) women's league came as Xolile Mngeni, the man allegedly hired by Dewani to shoot his 28-year-old wife, Anni, was sentenced to life in prison. |
| Dewani, 32, is the only suspect yet to face trial in connection with the killing in a township near Cape Town in November 2010. Britain halted his extradition, citing his mental health. This week Westminster magistrates court heard that Dewani was a "husk of a man" who remained in a secure mental hospital in Bristol and was not yet fit to stand trial. | Dewani, 32, is the only suspect yet to face trial in connection with the killing in a township near Cape Town in November 2010. Britain halted his extradition, citing his mental health. This week Westminster magistrates court heard that Dewani was a "husk of a man" who remained in a secure mental hospital in Bristol and was not yet fit to stand trial. |
| The ANC women's league in Gauteng province plans to demonstrate outside the British high commission in the capital, Pretoria, on Monday and present a letter to the high commissioner, Dame Nicola Brewer. | The ANC women's league in Gauteng province plans to demonstrate outside the British high commission in the capital, Pretoria, on Monday and present a letter to the high commissioner, Dame Nicola Brewer. |
| "The women's league will demand Shrien Dewani be extradited back to South Africa and stand trial for the crimes he is accused of," said a spokeswoman, Troy Martens. "It must be made clear to the international community that South Africa is not a slaughterhouse and justice must be allowed to take its course. | "The women's league will demand Shrien Dewani be extradited back to South Africa and stand trial for the crimes he is accused of," said a spokeswoman, Troy Martens. "It must be made clear to the international community that South Africa is not a slaughterhouse and justice must be allowed to take its course. |
| "We will be handing over a letter to the ambassador in which we will be raising our concerns as South African women and we hope this plea will reach the courts in England when Dewani's extradition hearing begins again in July." | "We will be handing over a letter to the ambassador in which we will be raising our concerns as South African women and we hope this plea will reach the courts in England when Dewani's extradition hearing begins again in July." |
| She added: "The ANC women's league is committed to fighting patriarchy and bringing an end to all forms of gender-based violence." Police statistics show there were 64,514 sexual offences in South Africa last year, equating to 176 a day. Recent media reports have focused on a series of rapes of grandmothers; six elderly women have been raped in KwaZulu-Natal province in the past three months. | She added: "The ANC women's league is committed to fighting patriarchy and bringing an end to all forms of gender-based violence." Police statistics show there were 64,514 sexual offences in South Africa last year, equating to 176 a day. Recent media reports have focused on a series of rapes of grandmothers; six elderly women have been raped in KwaZulu-Natal province in the past three months. |
| At Mngeni's sentencing in Cape Town the judge, Robert Henney, described him as a "a merciless and evil person" who had shown no remorse and deserved the maximum punishment. | At Mngeni's sentencing in Cape Town the judge, Robert Henney, described him as a "a merciless and evil person" who had shown no remorse and deserved the maximum punishment. |
| "He had no regard to her right to freedom, dignity, and totally disregarded and showed no respect to her right to life by brutally killing her with utter disdain," the judge said. | "He had no regard to her right to freedom, dignity, and totally disregarded and showed no respect to her right to life by brutally killing her with utter disdain," the judge said. |
| Mngeni, who had surgery to remove a brain tumour while facing trial, at times sat with his arms crossed and his face resting on the bannister of the dock. Members of Anni Dewani's family, dressed in black and with pictures of her pinned on their chests, stared at him. | Mngeni, who had surgery to remove a brain tumour while facing trial, at times sat with his arms crossed and his face resting on the bannister of the dock. Members of Anni Dewani's family, dressed in black and with pictures of her pinned on their chests, stared at him. |
| In August Mngeni's alleged accomplice, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, pleaded guilty to charges over the killing, receiving a 25-year prison sentence. Zola Tongo, the taxi driver who police say Dewani asked to plot the killing, earlier received an 18-year prison sentence. | In August Mngeni's alleged accomplice, Mziwamadoda Qwabe, pleaded guilty to charges over the killing, receiving a 25-year prison sentence. Zola Tongo, the taxi driver who police say Dewani asked to plot the killing, earlier received an 18-year prison sentence. |
| Dewani's mental condition will be reviewed again in court on 11 April, before a full extradition hearing provisionally set for 1 July. Anni Dewani's uncle, Ashok Hindocha, has described the delay as another eight months of "torture", adding: "British justice has taken too much time." | Dewani's mental condition will be reviewed again in court on 11 April, before a full extradition hearing provisionally set for 1 July. Anni Dewani's uncle, Ashok Hindocha, has described the delay as another eight months of "torture", adding: "British justice has taken too much time." |
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