South African police say Monday’s planned opposition protest is not just murder but an attempt to overthrow the government.
The opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) organized a national march to protest the country’s power crisis and call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down.
“This is an attempt to overthrow the government. This is not closure, but anarchy,” KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, said on Friday when he explained to the media the security plan to deal with the threat posed by the protests. .
“The magnitude of the threat is different from other planned shutdowns and that’s why we need to be vigilant,” Mr Mkhwanazi was quoted as saying by local media.
He said the police had received no notice of the planned gatherings in the province, adding that more than 18,000 security officers would be deployed during the march, eNCA TV reported.
President Ramaphosa on Thursday warned that anarchy would not be tolerated during the protests and called on security forces to “defend our people”.
Ramaphosa said the only way to get him out of office and power is through a vote.
Julius Malema, the leader of the EFF, insists the protests are not illegal and has warned that anyone who tries to stop them will “meet the originator”, News24 reported.
Source: BBC
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