Wits student leader Mcebo Dlamini arrested on charge of cop assault

16 October 2016 - 10:24 By Roxanne Henderson

Former president of the University of the Witwatersrand's student representative council Mcebo Dlamini was arrested on Saturday night in a police raid at his residence room. According to community newspaper Wits Vuvuzela‚ Dlamini was "arrested for apparently assaulting a police officer".Economic Freedom Fighters national chairperson Advocate Dali Mpofu has consulted with Dlamini at the Cleveland Police Station where he is being held.Arrested students face immediate suspension as Wits reopens under heavy cop presenceThere was a heavy presence of police and private security personnel as the University of the Witwatersrand prepared to restart its academic programme on Monday. After spending an hour with Dlamini‚ Mpofu tweeted "he's OK" around 3am.Not long after Dlamini's arrest‚ students gathered to march to Hillbrow Police Station where they believed he had been taken‚ Wits Vuvuzela said. Students are expected to mobilise on Sunday morning and march to the police station where he is in custody.Dlamini was arrested but soon released in clashes at the university earlier this month.UP says ‘situation is very volatile’ as it bids to hold ‘engagements on free higher education’Students at the University of Pretoria (UP) return from recess on Monday‚ but they won’t be going to classes or writing tests Dlamini last year made headlines when he took to Facebook to declare his admiration for Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler.Following this‚ he was removed from his position as SRC president.Wits University said it is aware that a student leader was arrested in the early hours of this morning at the Wits Junction Residence Complex.Battle of wills at WitsStudents who wear a mask during protests face suspension. "We do not know what the student has been charged with or when the student will appear in court. All queries should be directed to the SA Police Services‚" spokesperson Shirona Patel said...

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