Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said
he is saddened by the death of another person who died in Mothutlung outside
Brits in the North West
The man died in hospital after
suffering injuries during the protest.
The death brings the total number of
people who died during the recent violent protest to three.
Residents in the area have been
protesting over shortage of water.
Minister Mthethwa said should the Independent Investigative Directorate
identify any police officials as suspects, the South African Police Service
will immediately institute internal disciplinary processes.
Ministerial Spokesperson Zweli Mnisi
said Police Minister has offered his messages of condolences to the family and
also assured the public that the police will investigate this and whoever that
is responsible must face the full might of the law.
Mnisi added that the Ministry
understands that prior to this communication between the public and the police
was good in the area but the Ministry will do its best to remedy the situation.
No comments:
Post a Comment