Sikho Ntshobane | 2017-05-23 14:38:36.0
Ethiopian and Pakistani nationals from several towns in the former Transkei region including Mthatha,Ngqeleni, Libode and Mqanduli protested outside the Kwaiman Periodical Court on Tuesday, where a gang of eight suspected robbers among them an Ethiopian national appeared on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances.
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More than 200 Ethiopian and Pakistani nationals protested on Tuesday outside the Kwaaiman Periodical Court near Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape where eight suspected robbers‚ among them a foreign national‚ appeared on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The suspects had reportedly been arrested more than a month ago while trying to rob an Ethiopian man who runs a spaza shop in one of the rural villages near Mqanduli.
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They are believed to be part of a syndicate that has been terrorising foreigners owning businesses in several towns in the former Transkei region including Mthatha‚ Libode‚ Mqanduli and Ngqeleni.
One of the suspects‚ a 23-year-old Ethiopian-born man is believed to be the mastermind behind some robberies on businesses owned by foreigners.
Melese Wamisho‚ an Ethiopian community leader in Mthatha and surrounds‚ said they were now living in fear and wanted the suspects to be denied bail.
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“About 22 people have died at the hands of criminals. If they release the suspects‚ then it means our lives could be in grave danger‚” he said.
– TMG Digital/DispatchLIVE
Source – Times Live