As a group of protesters marched to Sunnyside‚ Pretoria‚ they were escorted by the police until they got to the corners of Nelson Mandela and Robert Subukwe streets.
A standoff ensued between the police and protesters with protesters shouting insults at the police for refusing to let them go to Sunnyside.
>https://youtu.be/KbaxuTFum3U“You are protecting drugs. You are protecting corruption. Why are you doing this?” shouted one protester.
“You are all taking bribes. That’s why you’re stopping us‚” shouted another.
One man who only identified himself as Chris‚ said he came here today to fight against drugs and prostitution.
“They’re destroying our country with the drugs. The police don’t listen when we tell them. So we’ll close the drugs dens‚” he said.
Tshwane protesters heckle police in standoff
A standoff ensued between the police and protesters with protesters shouting insults at the police for refusing to let them go to Sunnyside.
“You are protecting drugs. You are protecting corruption. Why are you doing this?” shouted one protester.
“You are all taking bribes. That’s why you’re stopping us‚” shouted another.
One man who only identified himself as Chris‚ said he came here today to fight against drugs and prostitution.
“They’re destroying our country with the drugs. The police don’t listen when we tell them. So we’ll close the drugs dens‚” he said.
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