A prisoner who escaped from Tafa’igata Prison was told that once he puts himself there, he has “no freedom” to do whatever he wishes.
Permission has to be gained from Police for any departure from prison. That was the advice Afaese Afaese received from District Court Judge,
Her Honour Mata Tuatagaloa during his appearance in court on a charge of escaping from prison.
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He was five months into his seven month prison term when he escaped to be with his family. “If you escape prison before a sentence term is completed, more time will be added and you’ll be sitting in prison forever,” said Judge Tuatagaloa.
“You know what you did was wrong?” she asked the defendant. Afaese admitted that he jumped the fence, and that police chased him.
Judge Tagaloa said he could not just leave when he felt like it. “
You have no freedom and so it is not up to you to do what you want to do. You have to get permission from Police,” she explained.
Afaese was serving time for theft. After his court hearing yesterday morning Judge Tuatagaloa added another two weeks to his sentence term.
The date of his escape was not mentioned in court during the proceedings.
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