Cele tells police officers to use 'deadly force' to protect South Africans, themselves
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Police Minister Bheki Cele has urged officers to use "deadly force" to protect themselves and South Africans against criminals.
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The minister was speaking in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, on Friday as part of his festive season anti-crime campaign.
Cele told police officers at Barnard Stadium that their job is not to make the law but to enforce it, and that they need to be decisive on patrol.