Bheki Cele recalls families' pain in final salute to police officers killed in the line of duty

Cele said the 40 officers who lost their lives in the line of duty were deserving of respect and honour.

He said Covid-19 had also robbed the police of “capable men and women, many who succumbed to the virus while on the front lines”. Cele said he hoped that the families find closure in knowing that their loved ones were the “calibre of officers who served and protected the people of this country”. He quoted the words of retired Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu: “Hope is being able to see that there is light, despite all of the darkness.”“We know that the majority of officers in this police service do an incredibly hard and dangerous job. Yet they do it fairly and professionally.

“This is why I will continue to be loud on the call that says any attack on a police officer is a direct attack on the authority of the state and it should be regarded as treason.“I have been with many of them during their darkest hours.“Collectively sending off one of our own — no matter the rank — has become an unprecedented tradition in the police service.”

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