MMC for community safety Phaladi Mmoko said the families whose shacks were demolished last week had not lived on the land for a long time."I can tell you that we are not removing anyone who would have been in the area for a long time. These people attempt doing land invasion on a daily basis. If we were going to be found sleeping on our job we were going to be dealing with thousands."If a person occupies government land illegally, we are duty-bound to go and remove that person .
Residents accused the officers of setting their shacks alight.Mmoko rejected the accusations and urged residents to provide proof. "When we demolish, we do not burn [the shacks]. If I can be given proof where shacks were burned, I can go back and investigate. People have cellphones. They take videos all the time. Show me the videos of our police burning the shacks. These people are taking advantage of the lockdown regulations .
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