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National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola briefs the media.
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says searches have been undertaken by the Hawks Crimes Against the State Unit at farms near Lesotho and no evidence of training camps for Basotho, seeking to reclaim land from South Africa, have been found to date.
Lesotho Police Chief Borotho Matsoso had said that reports of training camps in South Africa were credible.
Masemola says in a statement that he has met with all nine provincial commissioners to discuss crime combating efforts in the country and the claims by Matsoso were high on the agenda.
[LISTEN] Lesotho Commissioner of Police confirms recruitment of Basotho to join illegal military camps on SA farms.
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Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says Masemola has reached out to the Lesotho police chief where the two commissioners discussed the allegations made by advocate Matsoso.
“Both commissioners agreed that both law enforcement agencies, intelligence structures are on the ground to investigate the existence of such camps. General Fannie Masemola assures all people living in SA that the safety and security of the people of SA is of paramount importance and anyone who is found to be in the country committing illegal acts will face the full might of the law.”
#sapsHQ The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola has met with all nine provincial commissioners for each province during a scheduled Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting to discuss crime combatting efforts in the country.
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