Fervent as ever‚ new police minister Fikile Mbalula is not about to tone down his tough attitude towards criminals and lawlessness‚ saying police will not only be merciless but also rough. He raised eyebrows and drew criticism with the stern warning to violent protesters during his welcoming parade in Pretoria this week‚ saying people must be educated as he did not want another Marikana. On Thursday‚ he made it was clear he was not backing down. "Our generic statement at the welcoming parade still stands in relation to our attitude to criminals and our attitude generally in terms of fighting crime‚" he said. "We are going to be rough but we are going to be legal and there is nothing that is going to be executed outside the law."
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