National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole said that police are taking proactive steps to ensure they weed out criminal elements within service delivery protests.
JOHANNESBURG - National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole says a 24-hour command centre has been set up to tackle a spate of protests that erupted countrywide this week. He's suggested that criminal elements are leading the demonstrations. The commissioner was speaking at a briefing on the police’s preparations ahead of the 8 May elections.Sitole said that police are taking proactive steps to ensure they weed out criminal elements within service delivery protests.
But Independent Electoral Commission’s commissioner Mosotho Moepya says they're ready for any eventuality.Sitole says all security measures are being taken to ensure a smooth election.
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