JOHANNESBURG - Tieho Makhotsa's family is furious over his arrest.
They say he's innocent and is being dragged to court for doing his job.
Makhotsa is accused number seven in the Thabo Bester escape saga.
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The former G4S control room operator is charged with arson and aiding and abetting a convict.
He was denied bail, but his family want to appeal that ruling.
* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.