The
sign language interpreter ridiculed for his incoherent translation of
the Mandela memorial service has faced a multitude of criminal charges
in the past, including murder, attempted murder and kidnapping, South
African news network eNCA reported on Friday.
The network said it received documents
from a senior police source that show Thamsanqa Jantjie was found guilty
of theft in 1995. The network said it was unclear if he spent time in
jail.
The document also revealed that Jantjie
was charged with rape, housebreaking, malicious damage to property and
murder between 1994 and 2006, but the record shows that Jantjie was
found not guilty of the rape and murder charges. The charges of
housebreaking, damage to property and a 1996 theft were withdrawn.
Reached by eNCA Friday, Jantjie did not
deny he faced the charges, but asked how the reporters came into
possession of private details and said he wasn’t prepared to comment.
The network said he then ended the conversation.
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