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Hundreds of people protested at the Union Buildings in the capital on Saturday under the slogan “United against farm killings” and called on police to do more to prevent attacks on farms.
A day of protest and prayer against the farm killings and attacks on the Union Buildings gardens in Pretoria on October 10, 2020. Image: AFP.
JOHANNESBURG – More and more security is being asked for communities in rural areas of the country.
Hundreds of people under the slogan “United against farm killings” marched to Union buildings in the capital on Saturday.
They are angry about the attacks on farms in the country and want the police to do more to prevent crimes.
Traffic on the bustling N1 South came to a halt when protesters blocked the road with their cars and motorcycles as they drove towards Pretoria, where a memorandum of demands was delivered to government representatives.
The Popcru police union said that while farmers had the right to express their anger, there were limitations.
“All South African citizens have the inalienable right to protest, but it should be within the limits of the Constitution.
“As a police union, we definitively condemn farm killings and abuse of farm workers alike and believe that there should be more cooperative methods,” said spokesman Richard Mamabolo.
The rally comes amid a heated debate about how police responded to the assault on the Senekal Magistrates Court in the Free State following the murder of farm worker Brendin Horner.
The body of the 21-year-old was found tied to a post last week. Two suspects linked to the murder are in custody.
His murder sparked widespread outrage in the community, with some farmers damaging public property while setting fire to a police vehicle.
THE DEFENDANTS OF THE MURDER OF BRENDIN HORNER APPEAR IN COURT: SENEKAL. FS. HUNDREDS OF FARM COMMUNITIES INVADE THE COURT AND WREAK HAVOC. SAPS MV TORCHED. pic.twitter.com/MM8UBHD7eO
– REZA (@crimeairnetwork) October 6, 2020
Authorities have been criticized for not doing enough to quell the violence, but Mamabolo said the police did what they could.
“If the police had acted in Senekal during the protests, they were outnumbered and the situation could have gotten even worse. We heard that some of the farmers were armed. We congratulate the police for withdrawing. That level of disruption cannot be tolerated whether or not I have genuine complaints. “
Since then, a 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the violence outside of court.
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