The portfolio committee will meet on 4 April where they are expected to receive a briefing from the Department of Correctional Services on the allegations surrounding the prison escape of the so-called Facebook Rapist.
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Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery said that existing laws had proven ineffective in stemming what he believed to be an increase in crimes motivated by hate.