WATCH: Police in riot gear escort matrics to dance in KZN
The clip has divided social media, with some calling it a waste of resources and others applauding the police.
A clip showing attendees of a matric dance receiving a full police escort is currently going viral on Facebook.
The clip, showing a police cavalcade marching as smartly dressed matrics walk towards the dance amid green smoke, is reportedly from a matric dance in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.
While some expressed outrage at an apparent waste of police resources, with a few even comparing the situation to when traffic police escorted the Guptas after they infamously landed at Waterkloof airforce base for a wedding, others have taken the opposite view, applauding the police for what one user called a “great gesture”.
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“I am deeply disturbed by what I observed,” lieutenant general Mkhwanazi said.
“I have instructed that these police officials that appear in that video be investigated in terms of our disciplinary regulations as their conduct is not in line with our code of conduct and the objectives of the SAPS as per the constitution of this country.
“I am in agreement with the majority of citizens who voiced their concern on social media, that our resources could have been put to better use.”
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