Hawks man apologises for Jub Jub tweet

Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela has been suspended three weeks after making a controversial reference to prison rape on Twitter, police said. File photo.

Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela has been suspended three weeks after making a controversial reference to prison rape on Twitter, police said. File photo.

Published Oct 19, 2012

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Johannesburg - Hawks spokesman Colonel McIntosh Polela has apologised on Twitter for a comment he posted about murder-convicted musician Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye.

“My tweet about Jub Jub on Tuesday nite (sic) was in poor taste,” he said on Thursday.

“I profoundly regret posting (it ) and hereby retract it. Je suis desole (I'm sorry).”

On Tuesday, he tweeted about Maarohanye's first night in prison after he was convicted on four counts of murder, two of attempted murder, using drugs, racing on a public road, and driving under the influence of drugs.

His co-accused Themba Tshabalala was also convicted of the same charges in the Protea Magistrate's Court.

“I trust that JubJub's supporters gave him a jar of Vaseline to take to prison,” Polela posted at the time.

His tweet made news headlines with many criticising him as a Hawks official, and one twitter user asked him: “What’s Vaseline for in prison?” To which Polela replied, “Polishing specialized prison shoes!”

His Twitter account also says: “My tweets are 4 my tweeps. No publishing.” - Sapa

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