Police Boss Bheki Cele personally leads raid on Gauteng bar which broke lockdown rules

Police Minister Bheki Cele has personally led a raid on a bar in Gauteng for breaking the lockdown curfew. Cele was on patrol with police at the weekend when he joined in on the raid, the manager has been taken in for questioning. Sunday marks the last day of the lockdown curfew starting at 22:00 and from Monday pubs can stay open until midnight.

Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, led a raid on a bar in called Jessey’s Tavern in Thokoza, Gauteng. The reason for the raid was due to the bar breaking lockdown curfew. Cele had joined a patrol on the weekend and participated in the raid. The tavern manager has been arrested and will face further questioning by the police.

The Gauteng Community Safety issued a statement on Twitter:

“While doing a walkabout in Thokoza led by Minister Cele, we found patrons at Jessey’s Tavern still sitting and drinking alcohol disregarding the 22:00 curfew. The manager has been taken to the local police station for further processing as part of Operation Okae Molao.”

While doing a walk about in Thokoza led by Minister Cele, we found patrons at Jessey’s tavern still sitting and drinking alcohol disregarding the 22:00 curfew. The manager has been taken to the local police station for further processing. #OkaeMolao pic.twitter.com/UU5EauZjE3

— GP Community Safety (@GP_CommSafety) September 19, 2020

Sunday was the last night in which the curfew would begin at 22:00, from Monday the lockdown curfew would be relaxed to 00:00 until 04:00. Throughout the lockdown, Bheki Cele has been a vocal critic of alcohol use and had championed the banning of liquor and took part in raids on businesses selling alcohol.

This has resulted in Minister of Police Bheki Cele has been trending once again on social media and not for the right reasons. Tweeps were angered once again by Cele’s lack of opinion or action regarding certain issues that are facing South Africa right now. These are issues such as human trafficking and gender-based violence.

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