Journalist shot at during lockdown

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News24 journalist, Azarrah Karrim says she felt victimised when she laid a charge against the police.

JOHANNESBURG - News24 journalist, Azarrah Karrim was shot at in Yeoville while covering the first day of the national lockdown.Police were trying to disperse people loitering on the streets.

"So the next day I went and laid a charge at the Yeoville police station and it was a very difficult thing to do and I felt like I had to fight to lay that charge.There was a lot of passive-aggressive, condescending tone and I felt like I had to push for them to take my statement", said Karrim. Police have been accused of using excessive force on members of the public since the beginning of the lockdown.

 

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This man called (president) is only catering for the t.shirt bearing stadium idiots.

Katlehoeddy Ok

Lockdown won't work emzansi shame. Our people challenge law enforcement even when they know they are wrong and ke nezi smart phones are not helping.

SAPoliceService the results of hiring people with only Matric without a brain, without proper training

More people dia from saps bullets than the corona virus

Journalists must be identifiable!!

Let them oparet

The journalists are a bunch of pests

Shot at or shot? Injured, in hospital, needed treatment?

This fools should given sticks/dombils instead of a guns

Majority of police are angry bcz their dodgy deals are off Always dirty police are boss

We want a genteel police force until we don't. There are two sides to a story?

Thugs in uniform and an ignoramus as their leader.

Journo's have it rough 🙁

I think police should not operate during this lockdown only SANDF should be on field

Can someone explain why do Police use Live Ammunition for this lockdown? Why not rubber bullets or Batons?

People are going to die because of those Uneducated SAPS with their mental illness nxa There were deployed to Save and Protect the nation but they are killing innocent people

This is sad☹️

Wtf is going on with saps😏

SANDF is Better than the SAPS nxa 😡

Was it not ROGI journalists, akere that wasCele's answer

SAPoliceService what are you guys doing? This is bullshit

Are journalists dressed like this? They should be!

I wonder if ppl are gona b allowed to lay charges after dis lock down

Government should be not surprised many of these police are not even trained

Ebengahlali ngani endlini njengabanye

The lockdown will end in tears

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