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SENTSHO MOKOENA, community leader, addresses the angry crowd whose posters demanded the suspects’ blood.
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Community has had enough Hundreds march in protest against crime after another murder
} Tladi Moloi QWAQWA. – The community members from the Tseki Village in Qwaqwa are angry. They say they have had enough of crime and want the criminals to rot in jail. About 300 community members from Tseki and the surrounding areas marched to the Tseki Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning to submit their memorandum. Apparently, the march was influenced by an incident where Lefu Moloi (39) from
Tseki was killed by a gang known as “Dihase” early in January. Three of the gangsters, Bethuel Msingusa (21), Kgaketla Mohapi (27) and Malefetsane Lephuthing (36), stand accused of murder. They were denied bail by the Tseki Magistrate’s Court on the same day. They are expected to appear before the same court on 24 February. According to Sgt Mmako Mophiring, police spokesperson, one of the gang members is still at large.
The community stated on the memorandum that they were opposing the bail of the three suspects. “They will intimidate the witnesses. Giving the accused bail will endanger the safety of the public. “It will disturb the public order and undermine the public peace.” Sentsho Mokoena, who was the convener, said they were appealing to the Tseki Magistrate’s Court to view the case as premeditated murder since the accused had
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left their respective homes carrying weapons with the intention to harm or kill. Kgaratoe Lithebe, the Tseki Magistrate’s Court manager, said he had accepted the memorandum and added that he would direct it to the senior public prosecution. “The level of crime is manageable here, but the problem is the gangsters,” he said. “We know that crime is always an issue in the areas where unemployment is rife. Domestic violence is rife in this area and it should be addressed.”
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