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Chaotic scenes erupted outside Senekal Magistrates Court on Tuesday after a clash between police and farmers in the area.
A police vehicle set on fire by angry farmers in front of Senekal Magistrates Court on October 6, 2020. Image: @ crimeairnetwork / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola on Wednesday condemned the violence protesting against farmers in the Free State and criticized calls for popular justice by the community.
Chaotic scenes erupted outside Senekal Magistrates Court on Tuesday after a clash between police and farmers in the area.
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– REZA (@crimeairnetwork) October 6, 2020
“We urge law enforcement authorities to ensure that the rule of law is upheld and an important part of that is to ensure that those responsible for undermining the administration of justice and destroying public property are brought to justice,” Lamola said in a statement.
The minister said the community undermines the rule of law.
“If such attacks on the rule of law are allowed to go unchecked, our society will run the risk of falling into anarchy. It is in everyone’s interest to ensure that respect for the rule of law is upheld and upheld.
“As strong as communities may feel about the issues, we simply cannot allow people to take justice into their own hands,” he said.
Lamola said that during the protest shots were fired, a police vehicle was set on fire and court property was vandalized.
“Preliminary reports indicate that they were shot, overturned a police vehicle and set it on fire, the court was subjected to acts of vandalism and material damage, after the appearance of two defendants on charges related to the murder of a farm administrator” the statement read.
Protesters broke into the holding cells of two suspects linked to the murder of farm manager Brendin Horne r in Senekal.
Horner’s body was found tied to a post with a rope around his neck last week.
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