Elections 2024: Cele says forces to remain deployed 'until everything settles down'
Over 50 people have been arrested across the country for compromising the integrity of the national and provincial polls.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has given an update on measures put in place to ensure that the IEC delivers free and fair elections with minimal disruptions.
JOHANNESBURG - Police Minister Bheki Cele said that law enforcement authorities were on standby to deal with any potential incidents after the final election results are announced.
Cele on Friday gave an update on measures put in place to ensure that the IEC delivered free and fair elections with minimal disruptions.
Over 50 people have been arrested across the country for compromising the integrity of the national and provincial polls.
Cele said that intelligence structures had been roped in to keep hotspots under police surveillance.
"What we are looking at mostly, is after elections, where some will go for celebration and some for chaos, that might give us some extra work. We have not withdrawn any form of forces. They will remain deployed until everything settles down."
Cele adds Kwa-Zulu Natal remains under police surveillance as there have been threats of disruptions in the province. @Alpha_Mero25 pic.twitter.com/dnl4acozCk
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