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“JubJub spending 1st nite in prison. Bail has been denied after being found guilty of murder, attempted murder & racing while high,” Polela first tweeted on Tuesday, shortly after judgment was handed down in the Protea Magistrate’s Court.

A second tweet followed a while later: “I trust that JubJub’s supporters gave him a jar of Vaseline to take to prison”.  Another twitter user asked him: “What's Vaseline for in Prison?,” to which Polela replied, “Polishing specialized prison shoes!” 

Several users commented on his tweet, with one user saying:

"Really? Rape jokes from the police spokesman?”, and another said, ”Coming from a officer of the court that is low! Scraping at the bottom of the barrel for comments now are we?”.

The tweet from Tuesday — after Maarohanye and his co-accused Themba Tshabalala were found guilty of murder — was still on his profile on Wednesday morning.

Beeld newspaper said it contacted him about what he had written, but he declined to comment.

On Twitter, Polela describes himself as an award-winning spokesman, best-selling author, French student, hunter and rifles fanatic, and literature nerd.

It also says, “My tweets are 4 my tweeps. No publishing”.

Maarohanye and Tshabalala were found guilty on four counts of murder, two of attempted murder, using drugs, racing on a public road, and driving under the influence of drugs. Maarohanye and Tshabalala were drag-racing in Protea North on March 8, 2010 when they crashed into a group of school boys.

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Oct 17, 2012

maneater

cant people understand that these tweets land you in trouble. i just wnt to understand why do people tweet in the first place?
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Oct 17, 2012

RobinH

Mr Polela: Whether one agrees with the Jub-Jub outcome or not, such behaviour is completely inappropriate from someone who is supposed to be a police spokesperson. But then inappropriate behaviour seems to be your forte, not so.... Have you paid that outstanding child maintenance yet? Have you told your girlfriend about your 6 children? Nasty little twerp.
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Oct 17, 2012

KGS000

@maneater
People just like attention bra
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Oct 17, 2012

RobinH

maneater: It's an egostroke for the tweeter. Maybe that should be "twit"?
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Oct 17, 2012

sh!tFaceSamsung

i don't mind to get jailed : only if am allowed to be in a prison with females prisoners
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Oct 17, 2012

sh!tFaceSamsung

McIntosh Polela : think wil never get into jail one day : stupito!
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Oct 17, 2012

MommaC

Is he actually saying that he condones rape in prison or is he admitting that his bosses are so damn useless that they can't even protect a person in a confined environment from the national sport?
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Oct 17, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

This Polela guy is out of order he needs to consider his position before he indulges in social networks, the lack of self respect is appaling to say the least. setlatla se and since when is he a colonel?
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Oct 17, 2012

Mokwepa

He didnt mean this....
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Oct 17, 2012

RobinH

Mokwepa: Oh. Has he been misquoted by agents?
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