Call for justice for survivors in Iain Wares sexual assault case

GENDER-based violence organisations are preparing to write to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development, and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), calling for no more delays in the trial against 85-year-old former SA teacher, Iain Wares, who is wanted by UK authorities on 74 counts of the sexual assault of young boys.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

This comes after arguments were presented last week in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court during the Section 174 application, in which Wares's legal team earlier called for the charges against him to be dismissed.

Judgment in the application has since been reserved to August 7.

Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA) said they were also calling on the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development to finalise the long-overdue fourth extradition warrant submitted by the British High Commission in October 2024.