Rehab centre patients tell how they were abducted

Private investigator Brad Nathanson goes through one of the boxes left behind at Tetelestai containing medical records, admission information of patients and other information. Picture: Hein Kaiser An “uplift” or intervention in Tetelestai terms was allegedly a part of the rehab centre’s involuntary admission process. This, after purported Section 33 court orders were obtained.

However, former patients and monitors (patients in charge of others) toldThe Citizenthat opaque paperwork or none at all was present when admitting someone into Tetelestai, in the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Becoming a monitor was simple and you could become one as soon as a few days after admission to Tetelestai. “The only requirement was to stop smoking, really, Donovan (de Klerk) hated smoking,” they said and added the system relied heavily on monitors.

One former patient, who remains anonymous for safety reasons, described what she called her forced uplift. “I was in my bedroom reading when there was a knock. Four people came into my home and told me I had to go with them because there was a court order.

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“There was no police officer present. I asked why and they said they could not discuss it,” she said. She said she then tried to flee but was caught and placed in a car.

“I was terrified. I did not know where I was going.” She said she was never shown any Section 33 paperwork. “I never met a social worker to assess me.

I was never in front of a magistrate before being taken there.” This patient’s account was not isolated. Another former addict and monitor toldThe Citizenthey frequently assisted in upliftment and shared further allegations.

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