Minister Bheki Cele demands arrest of lawless Free State protesters
Police Minister, General Bheki Cele has learnt with shock and disgust of the demonstration by a group of farmers outside the Senekal Magistrates Court, which resulted in arson and vandalism.
Minister Cele has condemned the actions by protesters who gathered outside the court demanding justice for the murdered farm manager, Brandon Horner.
Two suspects appeared in court on Tuesday 06 October 2020, for the brutal killing on the 21-year-old.
Police reports indicate that following the brief court appearance, around a hundred demonstrators, among them armed farmers, stormed into the court building demanding the suspects be handed over.
This violent act resulted in the vandalism of court property and a police vehicle was also overturned and set alight.