WMACA pleased with SA courts' handling of Iain Wares's extradition matter

Women and child rights group, Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA), says it's encouraged by the way the South African courts are handling the extradition inquest of alleged paedophile teacher Iain Wares.

He appeared at the Simonstown Magistrates Court on Thursday on a United Kingdom extradition warrant.

The extradition request relates to more than 90 charges he's facing in Scotland, for allegedly sexually and physically abusing boys during his teaching time there in the 1960s.

In August last year, the Western Cape High Court endorsed a magistrate's ruling that Wares was liable for extradition to face charges in Scotland.

Following the judgment, then-Justice Minister Thembi Simelane approved Wares's extradition.

In October, the 86-year-old was arrested at the Simonstown Magistrates Court and the matter was postponed until 20 November for the court to determine whether he's extraditable on all his charges.

WMACA's Luke Lamprecht said the wheels of justice seem to be turning fast.

"There was warrant one, warrant two, warrant three and now we're at the final consolidated warrants and this is the end of the line. So for that, we are very pleased and it's good to see that the postponement dates are much shorter than they've been previously."

The matter will be back on the court roll on 13 January next year.