Residents clash with police ahead of land grab case
The day got off to a rough start with a heated exchange between police and protest leaders.
CAPE TOWN - Khayelitsha residents have gathered outside the Western Cape High Court ahead of a hearing into the illegal land grabs in the area.
Hundreds of people were evicted from land near the Nolungile train station two weeks ago.
The property owner, arms manufacturer Denel, is in court today seeking a final order preventing further occupation of the land.
The day got off to a rough start with a heated exchange between police and protest leaders.
Police tried to prevent the crowd from entering the court building.
#LandGrabs Some of the protestors taunting police officers. Some don't flinch, others find it amusing. XK pic.twitter.com/DkZI9rzFWu
- EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 21, 2015
#LandGrabs Denel is in court today to hear whether the judge will make the interim order (preventing occupation) into a final. XK
- EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 21, 2015
They told them to disperse but they refused.
The protestors, most of them wearing Economic Freedom Fighters t-shirts and other insignia, say they want law enforcement to return building material confiscated during the eviction.
