Dozens arrested after violent N3 protests
KwaZulu-Natal’s police commissioner says police officers will intensify their operations and those responsible for violence will face the full might of the law
Dozens of people have been arrested in the wake of violent protests in Mooi River on Sunday night‚ police said. Provincial police commissioner Bheki Langa said police had arrested 54 people for public violence. He said that a group of people began throwing objects onto the N3 freeway and set trucks alight at about 7.30pm on Sunday night. The N3 and the R103 were closed overnight as police clashed with rioters. "This is totally unacceptable and we will not condone people venting their anger by damaging private and public property or blockading our national roads. We will intensify our operations and ensure that those responsible face the full might of the law‚" he said. "Any person who blocks our national roads will be treated as an ordinary criminal and will face the full might of the law. There are many avenues for people to voice their grievances and resorting to criminality is definitely not one of them." The suspects are due to appear in the Mooi River Magistrate’s Court on Mond...
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