'It is part of the recruitment policy. I don't know why it is making noise at the present moment,' said police minister Bheki Cele.
Police minister Bheki Cele has hit back at criticism over his tattoo comments, saying it is just “noise”.
He was speaking during the deployment of additional security forces in response to a mass shooting at a tavern in Soweto at the weekend. “It is one of the standard operations of the police that when you have tattoos you don't join the police.
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