Over 800 arrested for #FeesMustFall protests
Hundreds arrests since February in connection with the #FeesMustFall protests.
A total of 831 people have been arrested in the connection with the ongoing #FeesMustFall protests which have rocked universities and other higher education institutions across South Africa, acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General, Khmotso Phahlane, said on Friday.
According to The Citizen, Phahlane said the number of arrests could be attributed to the increase in the number of incidents of violent behaviour. “Earlier, when the #FeesMustFall rotests started, we didn’t have many incidents happening outside the premises of the institutions of higher learning,” Phahlane said.
Phahlane said the students, of late, frequently protest during the night, leaving a trail of destruction by morning. The Citizen reported that Phahlane emphasised that not all, of the 831 people arrested since February, are behind bars. Some got released on bail.
“That figure I presented to you is a national figure. We do not, at this stage, have the provincial breakdown. At the opportune moment we will do so,” Phahlane said.
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