TWO men bust in KwaZulu-Natal for looting during last year’s unrests will spend time behind bars.
Sihle Jali (41) and Sifiso Ngcobo (29) were arrested while trying to flee from cops.
According to Brigadier Jay Naicker, on 11 July last year, Greenwood Park police responded to reports of a service station at Inanda Road in Durban being looted by a large crowd.
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“The group pelted officers with rocks, damaging their vehicle in the process. The two officers arrested two men as the crowd started to flee the scene.
The suspects were detained at Greenwood Park SAPS on charges of public violence,” Naicker said.
He said they made several appearances at Durban Magistrates Court and on Friday, 5 August, were convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for public violence.
Meanwhile, provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi commended role players for ensuring the perpetrators received a fitting sentence for their actions.
