Police use force to disperse churchgoers violating lockdown regulations
11 January 2021 - 08:59
Three people were arrested after police dispersed a large group who had gathered for a church service in Gauteng on Sunday.
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Police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse a group of about 250 people who had gathered for a church service in Sebokeng Zone 7 in the Vaal area on Sunday.
Two church leaders aged 47 and 69 were arrested for contravening level 3 lockdown regulations which do not allow for church services to be held.
A 62-year-old woman was arrested for a similar contravention and for an additional charge of public violence.