Don't allow yourselves to be used as political tools, Cele tells new police recruits
Pretoria – Minister of Police Bheki Cele has ordered public order policing units to refuse be used as a political tool when responding to protests, marches and events.
Cele was attending the launch of the public order policing reserve units in Pretoria, along with National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole.
"You don't ask political affiliations of the people you will be working with, you deal with them as South Africans," said Cele.
"Don't be employed by the politicians to do their work. That's not your territory. Your territory is to protect the South African community regardless of their political affiliations and beliefs.
"We can't allow political people to use and abuse the force."