Cele says anyone that disrupts elections will be dealt with

Police Minister Bheki Cele at the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster briefing on Sunday ahead of the elections. Picture: X/@GovernmentZA

“No one has a right to intimidate and prevent others from exercising their constitutional right to vote for a party of his or her choice. As the government, we want to issue a warning to anyone with intentions to disrupt the elections that the law enforcement officers will deal with them decisively and will put them behind bars,” he said.of this country, with 70 political parties contesting.

He warned that anyone found guilty of such an offence could be sentenced to a maximum of 30 years imprisonment.Criminologist Professor Jaco Barkhuizen said the JCPS cluster plan looked good. Political analyst Piet Croucamp said it was good to have a safety plan in place for the elections but questioned whether it would be sufficient to deal with the type of unrest we had in July 2021.“Before the elections, people might respond and react to rumours that the elections might not be that free and fair,” he said.

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