AN additional 10 suspects have been arrested in connection with the 2021 July unrest that claimed more than 350 lives and left a trail of destruction in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng.
NPA spokesperson in KZN, Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, said the suspects appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
They are facing charges of conspiracy to commit public violence, incitement to commit public violence and incitement to commit arson, relating to the acts of looting and public violence.
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This brings the total number of people that have appeared thus far to 45.
Bail was set at R3 000 with the following conditions:
– not to post any information regarding the case on social media,
– to inform the investigating officer should they wish to leave KZN, and
– to inform the investigating officer should they change their residential address and/or their contact number.
The matter was remanded to November 30 for further investigations.
