The South African Police Service arrested 20 people for crimes relating to the 2024 general elections. Some of them were scuffles that broke out at voting stations.
Gauteng 's SAPS commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, said that the SAPS ensured that there was no interference from the community
He also stressed that it is illegal to take pictures of ballots during elections and some of the issues related to fights between voters and other misdemeanourscurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.
SAPS kept election-related crime to a minimum, according to LT Gen Mthombeni. Images: Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images and by Marco Longari/AFP via Getty ImagesJOHANNESBURG— The South African Police Service in Gauteng said it managed to keep unrest to a minimum and arrested 20 people during the election period.were for offences, including violent scuffles between voters. He said some voters opened cases against those who attacked them, and the üolice made arrests.
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