Police condemns acts of public violence
North west: “What happened in Tigane is pure criminality that cannot be tolerated. We would like to make it clear to those who are committing acts of violence that the long arm of the law will catch up with them,” said Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane.
The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane said this in her response to incidents of public violence that were committed in Tigane near Hartbeesfontein since Tuesday, 10 October 2017 allegedly due to mine retrenchment related issues.
Consequently, 11 people were arrested on Wednesday, 11 October 2017 for malicious damage to property and public violence. That was after they pelted police vehicle with stones and threw a petrol bomb to a Poultry Abattoir. The suspects are expected to appear in the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court today.
The police request motorists who are using R503 road between Coligny and Klerksdorp via Tigane and Hartbeesfontein to exercise caution.
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