752 people arrested in the province for violating Lockdown regulations
By close of business on March 31, the total sum of arrests had reached over 17 000 since the lockdown began.
TSHWANE- Since the Lockdown came into effect, 752 people have been arrested for violating the regulations.
Police Minister, General Bheki Cele said the dampener has been the consistent high number of people arrested for violating regulations citing 2 298 arrests just on March 30.
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To date, a total of 17 209 arrests were made in the country.
Here is the Provincial Breakdown of Total Arrests:
Gauteng – 1 888
Western Cape – 4 769
KwaZulu Natal – 1 845
Eastern Cape – 1 613
Northern Cape – 832
North West – 1 562
Free State – 3 098
Mpumalanga – 752
Limpopo – 850
“We would prefer that our communities and all stakeholders cooperate and comply to minimise the risk of exposure of both themselves as well as our law enforcement members to the COVID-19. We really do not want to arrest people but to contain the spread of the virus,” said Cele.
