Yes, and not only that but I think they are under huge pressure to keep their 'golden boy' golden .. not for his sake, but for SA's sake, because it looks so bad on them that their 'hero' has turned out to be such a deeply unpleasant person, and a vile murderer. Looks much better if you can get him off on a much lower charge, and just give him a suspended sentence .. and then hope that after a year or so, everyone will have forgotten about it all, instead of the constant reminder of what their golden boy has been reduced to, rotting away in a crappy old SA prison, being raped by other prisoners .. can you imagine .. it's not a good look for SA, is it, and it's one they want to avoid at all costs!