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Attorney Douw Breed warns that irrational and unconstitutional lockdown regulations run the risk of turning law-abiding South African citizens into criminals

In an interview with MultimediaLIVE, attorney Douw Breed, managing director of Barnard Inc Attorneys, warns that irrational and unconstitutional lockdown regulations run the risk of turning law-abiding South African citizens into criminals.

While explaining the North Gauteng High Court judgment declaring the regulations"unconstitutional and invalid", Breed warns that the government must not underestimate the public's intelligence.

 

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CyrilRamaphosa's anc gov has LOST ALL CREDIBILITY and NEEDS TO BE REPLACED at VERY FIRST OPPORTUNITY, for VIOLATING peoples CIVIL RIGHTS without a second thought! Like illogical cigarette ban DESIGNED to ENRICH anc corruption black market connected few, at EXPENSE of the people!

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