Police Minister Bheki Cele has defended the police after nine suspected criminals were killed in a shootout in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) this week.
Cele addressed criticism regarding the ratio of suspects killed by the police compared to those who have been arrested.On Wednesday, police officers were ambushed by 11 gunmen, who were allegedly plotting to carry out an assassination, after knocking at the wrong house.Speaking to the media, Cele addressed criticism of the ratio of suspects killed by the police compared to those who have been arrested.
“It cannot be true that these people are shot unprovoked, but the investigations do tell us yes we would love to arrest those people. Additionally, the suspects, aged between 18 and 22, were being sought in connection with a rape case. “One thing that we cannot agree on is that when the police operations, they must be shot at and they must die because they should not be overhanded.“We have lost too many police . In one quarter October December, we lost 22 police in South Africa in three months.
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