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Tshwane metro cops suspended
Pretoria – The South African Informal Traders Forum [SAITF] and its
affiliate, the Tshwane Barekisi Forum, have welcomed the suspension of the four
Tshwane metro police officials who were involved in the shooting of 20 year-old
informal trader on Wednesday.
Pretoria police said earlier they were investigating a case of murder following the shooting of the hawker during a confrontation with the metro police.
SAITF said, however, that it was disappointed that four traders, arrested on the day of the killing, were remanded in custody until 17 January.
The traders alleged that hawker Foster Jan Rivombo was shot dead during the scuffle.
Pretoria police said earlier they were investigating a case of murder following the shooting of the hawker during a confrontation with the metro police.
SAITF said, however, that it was disappointed that four traders, arrested on the day of the killing, were remanded in custody until 17 January.
The traders alleged that hawker Foster Jan Rivombo was shot dead during the scuffle.
Confiscated
Several of the informal traders earlier complained of vicious physical attacks by members of the Tshwane metro police.
The Traders Forum said in a media release that Tshwane metro police on a regular basis patrolled around the city and demanded licenses from traders.
When the traders produced a licence, the Forum said, the metro police confiscated the document and the next day they would return and confiscate stock for operating without a permit.
The leadership of the Barekisi Forum staged a sit-in at the mayor’s office last year and the women were promised action by the mayor on matters affecting traders, but to date nothing has transpired. fin24
