A Zimbabwean man has been arrested in South Africa for trying to access President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration using a dead person’s ID.
Zimbabwean Man Arrested At South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Inauguration
The South African Police Service busted the man who was about to get accreditation. When he got to the Union Building in Pretoria, where the inauguration took place, he lied that he works for one of the service providers at the ceremony. The State Security Agency system caught him as agents vetted people who came for accreditation.
Cops pinned him, and he confessed that he had bought the ID from a home affairs official and had been using it since 2000, SowetanLIVE reported.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe spoke on the arrest:
“We immediately apprehended him, and he is in police custody. The charges he is facing are fraud and contravention of the Immigration Act.”
Mathe stated that the police are collaborating with the Department of Home Affairs to determine how he acquired the ID. She emphasised that the crime is severe and could lead to imprisonment or deportation.
Mathe also mentioned that the police would probe the cause of death of the ID’s original owner to see if the person was murdered to facilitate the sale of the identity document.
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“Abahambe!”
South Africans on social media had mixed sentiments about the daring Zimbabwean man at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration.
Dingswayo:
“Awuuuu Zimbos, what did we do to you?”
Kwenza:
“@GaytonMcK Let him be the Minister of Home Affairs. Please help us as a South African 🇿🇦”
Boetitjie:
“He should have followed the proceedings from television or radio.”
Revolutionizt:
“South Africa has become the first African country to be recolonised in Africa.😥💔”
Chika:
“Our justice is failing this country. This kind of crime should be taken as treason. Nelete 💉💉💉ke solution”
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