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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Johannesburg – Police Minister Bheki Cele wants action to be taken against a senior Mpumalanga officer who allegedly failed to arrest Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on the spot for not wearing mask at the funeral of former minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Sunday.<\/p>\n

While Cele insists on demanding a report about the officer\u2019s alleged failure to execute an arrest on the Premier – he said the Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Mondli Zuma acted within the prescribed law under the adjusted lockdown level 3 to arrest Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on Monday – a day after the transgression was committed in full view of the nation who watched the proceedings on national TV stations.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Cele said General Zuma escorted Mtsweni-Tsipane to a local police station in Emalahleni where normal arrest procedures were conducted for her failure to wear a mask at a funeral.<\/p>\n

Mthembu died of a Covid-19 related illness on Thursday last week. Cele was responding to allegations that the Premier was treated better than ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have received a report from Commissioner Zuma. I am satisfied with the report. The commissioner escorted the premier to the police station where she was given a written notice to appear before a court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe premier opted to pay a fine. This was a magistrate\u2019s sanctioned fine. The premier paid the fine and her fingerprints were taken. She created a criminal record for herself,\u201d Cele said.<\/p>\n

He was adamant that Mtsweni-Tsipane was treated \u201cequally\u201d like all South Africans who had contravened regulations to wear a mask.<\/p>\n

\u201cA total of 13 600 people have been arrested since December 28 when it became mandatory for people to wear a mask. The premier is among them. All of them were properly explained about their obligations to wear masks. Others who were arrested were allowed to go after managing to get a mask. It was a similar situation with the KwaMashu incident. A nearby hawker provided the gentleman with a mask and the police allowed him to go. It was a happy ending but the overenthusiastic social media users never bothered to post it,\u201d Cele said<\/p>\n

However, Cele said he is still waiting for a report on the failure of the senior officers who allegedly ignored her \u201cconstitutional obligation\u201d to arrest the premier at the funeral.<\/p>\n

According to Cele, the senior officer was supposed to execute an arrest while Mtsweni-Tsipane alighted from her official vehicle before addressing the mourners.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am waiting for a report from that commissioner about the police officer who did not perform her constitutionally obligated work at the funeral,\u201d Cele insisted.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Johannesburg – Police Minister Bheki Cele wants action to be taken against a senior Mpumalanga officer who allegedly failed to arrest Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane on the spot for not wearing mask at the funeral of former minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Sunday. 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