Driver complains being stuck behind police cars
The motorist should face identity him or herself so that the police can apologise properly
KEMPTON SAPS urges people with complaints about officers to come forward and identify themselves so the issue can be rightly solved.
This comes after a motorist complained about two police cars which were driving ahead of her. According to the woman, she had just come off the freeway onto Voortrekker Road at 1.45pm on February 5.
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“I was stuck behind two police cars while they were chatting to each other and driving at 23km/h all the way down the road,” the woman said.
“I think this is an abuse of power and totally unacceptable as they were not escorting anyone and didn’t have their lights on. I really hope something gets done about this.”
Although police can’t deny people their freedom of speech, the community’s safety cannot be compromised by people who don’t appreciate the duties of law enforcers, the police’s spokesperson, Capt Jethro Mtshali, said.
“During the past weeks the police have been commended for doing sterling work in cleaning up the city and arrested a number of suspects for various crimes and confiscated dangerous weapons as well as drugs,” Mtshali commented.
Mtshali continued to say that it would be difficult to comment on people “we don’t know”.
“We would appreciate it if the anonymous person can seek clarity from the police so that we can gladly apologise to him or her for any inconvenience caused during the operation,” Mtshali concluded.
