Refugee leader Jean-Pierre Balous risks deportation if convicted after brawl with police in court

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Self-styled refugee leader Jean-Pierre Balous may have unwittingly exposed himself to the possibility of being deported after he allegedly attacked police and court officials.

Pandemonium broke out in the Cape Town magistrate's court on Friday when a detective tried to execute a warrant of arrest for Balous.Supporters stormed out of court with Balous, and with the detective’s handcuffs.

Refugee leader Jean-Pierre Balous' supporters demonstrated outside court on Monday demanding his release.The matter was postponed to March 16 for bail information and for Balous’ co-accused to consult their lawyer. He was arrested on New Year’s Day following clashes with a rival refugee group at the Methodist Church in the Cape Town CBD, where the crowd sought refuge after being evicted from outside the UN High Commissioner for Refugees offices last year.

A man who will remain anonymous because he fears for his safety has spoken about the inner workings of the refugee group who were removed from outside the Central Methodist Church in the Cape Town CBD on March 1 2020. The hundreds of refugees are asking to be relocated to another country because they claim they fear xenophobia in SA. However, one refugee has come forward to deny their claims and speak out against"chance takers" within the group.

 

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Shouldn't have been allowed in in the first place. Probably been a tourist here for all this time like so many others.

That's what they wanted deportation and this people they have attitude towards ZA law

This fighter is in charge...😂😂😂

Arrest this thug, SA owes him fokol he must voetsek

I wish they cud find him guilty and deport him. My experience of traveling other countries is tht as a foreigner/tourist, u r made to always remember u r a foreigner/visitor in tht country. For these foreigners to cum and act like he and his grp does is out of line.

He is not a citizen, he only has a human right in this country ! Give him a Kota and a Kingsley and send him home - Across the border ☝️

Kodwa lona namakhala akhe bakith

Return to sender

Deport him please his so disrespectful

So he then gets his wish: he gets moved at government's expense.

mst go like nw

With this one it should be “WHEN” not “IF” convicted...🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

SA in a banana republic,this man must be sent home

For all I know I think this guy is being paid somehow to make western cape look bad coz here was no xenophobic attacks on them 🤔

Akahambe

This guy has no respect for south african law..

South Africa is like a parent-less home. We don't want to hear words starting with ''may'', ''might'' in regards to these Cape Town refugees ESPECIALLY this terrorist bastard called Balous. He MUST be deported, together with his followers HomeAffairsSA ,

Deport this rubbish

Lawlessness should never be tolerated at all

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