A senior prison official in South Africa is under investigation following allegations that he had an affair with a prisoner at the Durban Westville Female Correctional Centre.
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) officials and the department of correctional service spokesperson in the province have confirmed the allegations.
The incident however comes at a time when a female prison warden who was filmed in a sex romp with a male prisoner at Ncome Correctional Facility was fired last week.
Department of Correctional Services provincial spokesperson, Thulani Mdluli, said an internal investigation was underway but did not diverge more information on whether the suspect has been placed on suspension.
Another KZN prison official embroiled in love affair with prisoner
By Nkululeko Nene
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DURBAN - A SENIOR prison official has been suspended following allegations he had an affair with a prisoner at the Durban Westville Female Correctional Centre.
The allegations have been confirmed by a number of sources including a Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) official and the department of correctional service spokesperson in the province.
The suspension of the member who cannot be named comes at a time when a female prison warden who was filmed in a sex romp with a male prisoner at Ncome Correctional Facility was fired last week.