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09 June 2021 - 16:25
Chants of “Hands off Jeremy Vearey now!” were heard outside parliament on Wednesday as church leaders, community workers and activists marched in support of Maj-Gen Jeremy Vearey after his dismissal from the SA Police Service (SAPS) last week.
“We are finding bodies on our streets because good men like Jeremy Vearey, Andre Lincoln and the rest of them are being persecuted,” said Henrietta Abrahams from the Bonteheuwel Development Forum.
“They want them away because we have corrupt police officials who are working with the underworld.”
A memorandum was handed over to a parliamentary official by the dean of St George s Cathedral, Rev Michael Weeder.