What was meant to be a simple pretrial hearing in the Thabo Bester matter turned into a lengthy outburst from the man at the centre of the saga when he used the proceedings as a platform to raise issues around his case.

Bester, his girlfriend Nandipha Magudumana and seven co-accused linked to his dramatic escape from Mangaung maximum security prison in May 2022, returned to the Free State High Court on Wednesday for the pretrial hearing.Yesterday Bester complained about how bad he is treated at the prison where he is not allowed to speak to people

On the other hand Bester also complained about not being allowed to weear his expensive clothes when going to court