On Wednesday police swooped on shops belonging to foreign nationals and confiscated large quantities goods including clothing and sneakers as well as unlicensed firearms and ammunition.The Police together with the Johannesburg Metro Police have also raided Hillbrow in a sting operation on Saturday. The raid comes after members of the community raised several complaints about escalating crime in the area.
The complaints range from drug trafficking, contravening by-laws and the presence of undocumented foreign nationals.“At least 17 will be processed for drinking in public and one for possession of counterfeit goods. We are not targeting anybody based on their nationality. The focus of the raid is anyone who is contravening the law. So if the person is an undocumented foreign national, unfortunately they will have to be taken.
The head of the LHR’s Johannesburg Law Clinic, Jessica Lawrence, has warned police against putting all foreigners in a category of illegal migrants. “What we are seeing currently is that many people have just been arrested on the basis of being foreign. So migrants within South Africa particularly asylum-seekers and refugees are incredibly vulnerable and often people flee their home countries due to persecution on the basis of political opinion, gender, sexual orientation as well as war, so people come to South Africa seeking protection from the South African state.
And they must tell us ,how did they come
Foreigners don't come with crimes. You the locals are making the foreigners to do the crimes, selling the drugs, selling the counterfeit goods and all sort of illegally thing. Most importantly south African men a lazy. Without a foreigners South Africa is dying.
Let’s lynch....
Appear for what? They must be sent packing
From there if u r undocumented don't waste time hit the road and head home...
deported or appear in court?
Will the HomeAffairsSA be there too?
This Jhb CBD raid story is a load of bull.1) Police were attacked by foreigners and they had to retreat to avoid bloodshed 2) 2days later they go back to raid the same foreigners and no one attacked them and they managed to arrest 600 of illegal peacefully
Philadelphia shopping center in south Africa.
Durban is nice.
Bekungaba kuhle basheshe bagwetshwe,khona nalabo abangenze lutho,bangabe besacabanga ukwenza utho.Ngyabonga
OMG
What's so special about them appearing in court?just get them to the nearest river they will request taxify (crocs) to help them cross back home!!!
Appear in court? They should be sent back to their countries
Justice 🧐
Why do even have to appear in court? Can't they just be deported to their country and save our resources
To bail an get back on the street 😂
And then what? Released bck to where they were arrested
They will appear in court for being illegals .Kwaaaaa
I'm proud of the SAPS if you may continue doing your great job ,crime and corruption will decrease drastically for this 2019 and so on,keep on pushing and working hard to minimize crime rate In our country....i salute 💪😋