Glebelands arrest ‘shows commitment to rid police of rot’

A police officer has been arrested with three other suspects in connection with some of the murders at Umlazi's notorious Glebelands Hostel in KwaZulu-Natal.

Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has welcomed the arrests, soon after a new satellite police station was opened at the hostel.

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Police Ministry spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga says the arrest of a police officer in connection with the murder is proof of the commitment to rid the police of the rot in their ranks.

''We've always said that we'll get rid of all the criminal elements within our ranks.

''We've never denied that some amongst us are rotten potatoes.” 

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the arrests were carried out during co-ordinated pre-dawn raids at the Glebelands hostel, Harding and the Durban Central police station.

More than 90 people have been killed at the Umlazi hostel in the last three years.