Police Minister Bheki Cele has apologised to the Muslim community for the blasphemous remarks by officers during the arrest of a group of Muslims who violated the COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
Cele says he has taken note of a video clip circulating on social media, now confirmed by the SAPS showing the arrest of about 24 worshippers on Saturday in Masibekela in the Mbuzini area in Mpumalanga.
The group were arrested for contravening the COVID-19 Disaster Management Lockdown Regulations in relation to the prohibition of gatherings.
The police’s Mathapelo Peters says the matter is currently under investigation to establish the identity of the person behind such sacrilege.
“Minister Cele wishes to emphasize that police have a constitutional obligation to enforce the laws of the country, a duty to be executed within the confines of the same laws, applied with no prejudice against any gender, race or creed.”
On Friday seventeen people were arrested for violating the lockdown regulations after preparing to conduct prayers at a mosque in Retief Street, Pretoria West.
Faizel Patel
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