Ngabantu abayi 495 abafumene izohlwayo zokophula umthetho kwiholide yePasika
Abantwana abaselula nabo basebenzise iholide yepasika njenge thuba lokuzintyintya ngotywala kumathetho nakwilwandle zeliphondo
UMkomishinala wePhondo uLieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene uvakalise umbulelo wakhe kuwo onke amagosa asebupoliseni kuquka nooKomishinala beZithili ngeenzame zabo zokungadinwa ngelixa besebenza kunye namanye amagosa omthetho ukuqinisekisa ukuba bonke abemi kunye nabakhenkethi kweli phondo. bebekhuselekile kwaye bekhuselekile ngexesha lempelaveki yePasika exakekileyo.
Ngonyanzeliso olungqongqo kwimivalo yendlela eqhutywe kwiphondo liphela, amapolisa aye abaxinanisa abaqhubi abanxilileyo, eqinisekisa ukuba abaqhubi abangama-495 bahlawuliswa okanye babanjwe ngokwaphula uMthetho wezoThutho eziNdleleni, abangama-221 kubo bebanjelwe ukuqhuba benxilile. Kwakhona, abantu abayi-169 babanjwa/bahlawuliswa ngokuthengisa utywala ngaphandle kwephepha-mvume. Ukongeza, indlela yethu ekhawulezileyo ikhokelele ekuthinjweni kwemipu engekho semthethweni kunye neziyobisi ezili-15, okukhokelele ekubanjweni okukhulu kwisithili sase-OR Tambo esinegalelo ekuthinjweni kwemipu esithoba engekho semthethweni.
Ubukho bamapolisa awona maninzi kwiindawo eziselunxwemeni, kubangele ukuba kubekho iziganeko ezincinci ezixeliweyo. Nangona kunjalo, kuyakhathaza ukuqaphela umkhwa owothusayo wabantwana abancinci abafunyanwa benxilile kunxweme lolwandle kwimpelaveki eMonti bebhiyozela itheko ‘lokubhala phantsi’. Oku kubalaselisa imfuneko engxamisekileyo yokuba abazali babe nembopheleleko engakumbi ekukhokeleni nasekubekeni iliso kubantwana babo.
U-Lt Gen Mene wongeze ukuba, ‘ngelixa sibhiyozela impumelelo yethu, bekukho izehlo ezinzulu ezinjengokubulala kunye nokubetha ngenjongo yokwenzakalisa umzimba ngokunzulu. Oku kufuna ulungelelwaniso lobuchule lwezibonelelo kunye nothethathethwano noluntu ukulwa lo mba ngokufanelekileyo. Ndibulela amagosa asebupoliseni kunye noluntu ngomonde nentsebenziswano yabo kukuvalwa kweendlela nangawo wonke umsebenzi wethu. Sikunye, siya kuqhubeka sigcina umthetho nocwangco, siqinisekisa ukhuseleko nempilo-ntle yabo bonke abemi.’
