The minister says in one incident a young police officer was shot and killed while responding to an incident of domestic violence in Sandton, Gauteng.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has said that five members of the South African Police Service have been “brutally” killed during the lockdown.
Some were shot, while others were stabbed, the minister said, adding that in one incident a young police officer was shot and killed while responding to an incident of domestic violence in Sandton, Gauteng.The minister said the police have received complaints about the heavy-handedness of its members when enforcing lockdown regulations, but said that officers do know and are constantly reminded about the SAPS code of conduct, which stipulates what the police can and cannot do.
In response to a media question relating to criticism by Judge Hans Fabricius on Cele’s comments and the behaviour of police officers when enforcing lockdown regulations, Cele said he has not made “any illegal statements”. Cele said as a “product of the struggle of these human rights” he would not undermine the rights of others.
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