Four hijacked Joburg properties handed back to owners with 28 arrested
Twenty-eight people have been arrested for trespassing and contempt of court after a sting operation at five hijacked properties in the south of Johannesburg. Mayor Herman Mashaba said the operation took place on Tuesday night. Minors found in the properties were handed to the department of social development for placement in a safer place. "One undocumented foreign national was also arrested during the operation. Home Affairs is expected to process the suspect‚" Mashaba said. "With respect to some of the properties‚ the owners had evicted unlawful occupiers and hijackers from their properties‚ however‚ these unlawful occupiers then forcibly moved back into the properties‚ trespassing and failing to adhere to an order of court in the process." Mashaba said the suspects were expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Four of the hijacked properties were returned to their owners. "I am informed that in the case of one of the properties‚ hijacked four years ...
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