Law enforcement agencies have mobilised resources to ensure that the countryside protests over illegal immigration remain peaceful.
Despite most of the protests leading up to the June 30 deadline for illegal immigrants to leave South Africa remaining incident-free, Gauteng police Commissioner Major General Tommy Mthombeni has confirmed several arrests, including an unidentified leader of Monday's Soweto March.
On Tuesday morning, Mthombeni confirmed that a total of eight individuals were arrested in relation to protests linked to illegal immigration. Among those apprehended was an unidentified leader of the protest, alongside four others, following a confrontation with a foreign-owned shop associated with looting allegations. Furthermore, at Moffat View in Rosettenville, four more arrests were made after public disorder arising from a house robbery involving a specific nationality.
"Following an incident where a leader confronted a foreign-owned shop for looting, law enforcement arrested the leader and four other suspects. In Moffat View an incident occurred involving a specific nationality involved in a house robbery, ultimately leading to public disorder. Authorities managed to arrest four individuals at this location. The total number of arrests since June 28 is eight in connection with these events."
