Mchunu reiterates support for use of lethal force by police
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has encouraged the police to use lethal force when dealing with violent criminals.
Mchunu addressed the National Assembly on government’s response to the surge in extortion cases.
The remarks comes amid criticism by crime analysts and pundits over the number of suspects who have been shot and killed by KZN police in recent months.
"I do want to emphasise that police know criminals, and that's why they arrest them, and they even shoot them. And we're encouraging them to go on those two.
"Arrest where you can, but where you have to, deal with them head on, and that will happen in all other provinces.
On Tuesday, KZN police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said police won’t stop working to keep the province safe.
This comes after police shot and killed six murder suspects in South Beach in Durban on Tuesday morning.
Suspects were linked to the weekend murders of four people in Marianhill, and three men in Mpumalanga Township.
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