Johannesburg- A 36-year-old man is in police custody following an incident that happened at the Constitutional Court.
According to a statement released by the police, they had to respond to a report of a man breaking the windows using a hammer, at the ConCourt buildings in Braamfontein today.
The report further says the police fired a warning shot as the suspect continued to break the windows even after being ordered to stop.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda told the media on Wednesday that the man had been charged with malicious damage to property.
“When police instructed him to stop, he did not stop, and they fired a warning shot, and he was arrested,” he said.
Netshiunda said the motive behind the incident has not been discovered however the police are still investigating and the man is said to appear before the magistrate court in due course.
The Constitutional Court is a powerful symbol of our constitutional dispensation, and the Rule of Law in our country, attacks on the Constitutional Court – or any other of our democratic institutions for that matter – is attacking democracy and what it represents pic.twitter.com/hdUSQZiZFx
— Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 🇿🇦 (@RonaldLamola) January 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/RealEvidence3/status/1478690168181858307?s=20
Wait so the ones shooting at the constitutional court was police to stop a bra with a hammer??? I thought someone was shooting up the CC 😭
— gen ☭🇿🇦🇵🇸 (@genevievehcr) January 5, 2022
His dream came true, the Parliament was burnt
Now the Constitutional Court was attacked pic.twitter.com/dXEQ2uXzqB— Catchvibe Moatshe (@IamCatchvibe) January 5, 2022
It appears that the constitutional court has been attacked. Odd that there has yet to be a news report or official statement on this matter. Either (a) this is fake (b) the media houses are just (typically) late (c) information regarding the attack is being suppressed. https://t.co/YbH6mRJsgw
— Damon Lurie (@Damon_Lurie) January 5, 2022
What are we being distracted from is the real question??
Parliament burnt?
Constitutional court attacked?
July unrest?Where is our intelligence?
— Lona_Mbeki (@IamLadyeeElle) January 5, 2022
I know that some RET loon will celebrate the fact that the Constitutional Court building was shot at. Some people just want chaos. pic.twitter.com/8Ezj94WQ2k
— Welile 'Welinho' dos Santos (@WelsZA) January 5, 2022
Constitutional Court Attacked
Democracy is under attack since Ramaphosa took over @SAPoliceService
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😲👀😲👀😲👀😲👀😲👀😲#StateCaptureReport #Amakhosi4Life Kaizer Chiefs Khoza Dr Sindi Jimmy Manyi Ms Kwinana Zuma Braam Guptas pic.twitter.com/Vjg7c8T2Mq— .🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱🇿🇦🇮🇱 (@NkosinatiMagwa) January 5, 2022
Constitutional Court 👇😬😬😬.
It is clear that the RET forces are getting ready for war.#ZondoCommissionReport pic.twitter.com/duv0EPEzzf— SïrFèarless🥾Nãtivè♎👑 (@Lesba007) January 5, 2022
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