The N3 toll route was closed to traffic at the top of Van Reenen's Pass on Sunday due to an ongoing protest by community members who are allegedly demanding the release of a murder suspect, which police suspect could be to exact mob justice.
The N3 Toll Route is closed to traffic at the top of Van Reenen Pass due to an ongoing protest as the community allegedly demands the release of a murder suspect, possibly for mob justice. File photoThe N3 toll route was closed to traffic at the top of Van Reenen's Pass on Sunday due to an ongoing protest by community members allegedly demanding the release of a murder suspect to,The N3 Toll Concession said traffic in both directions was stacked at the scene.
Police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said the community blockaded the N3 on both sides of the highway with burning tyres and rubble in the morning. “Community members were demanding that a suspect who was arrested by the police earlier this morning in connection with a case of murder should be released to them, possibly for reasons of mob justice,” he said.
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