COPS ATTACKED IN
MPUMALANGA
BY BRIAN KAJENGO
Nelspruit- Three (3) Police
Officials attacked by the community of Nokaneng in Mmamethlake around 24:00
late yesterday. The community stoned each Constable Hendrik Masoga (33),
Reserve Constable Frans Marakalala (29) and Reserve Constable Donald Pole (32)
on their heads after they were summoned by the same community to assist.
It’s
alleged that the community members were accusing one of their members of theft
in their area and smoking Nyaope.
In the process, they mobilised themselves and
assaulted him. The police summoned to the scene to assist. While they were
interrogating the community, some threw stones from the darkness hitting three members
and smashing the windscreen of the police (Detective) vehicle. Both the police,
and the victims taken to Mmamethlake hospital, treated and released.
The
Provincial Commissioner of Mpumalanga,
Lieutenant General Thulani Ntobela has expressed his shock on the attack of
this Constables and assured that our members are not going too derailed by
these unbecoming actions.
“You
cannot request the assistance of the Police and while they assist you, in turn
you attack them. The police are here to assist you and they not be seen as
enemies. They (police) work day and night to ensure that we are all safe in our
houses and we cannot allow anyone to destruct us in our mission of fighting
crime. We will leave no stone unturned until we arrest the suspect(s). I also
wish those members who had been attacked a speedy recovery and have more
strength to fight crime” General Ntobela said.
A
case of attack on police opened and the police are continuing with the investigations.
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