South Africa: UKZN Nine in Court for Public Violence

South Africa/september 24, 2016/http:/allafrica.com/

Resumen:

Se espera que los nueve estudiantes detenidos por cargos de violencia pública de la Universidad de KwaZulu-Natal hicieron su primera aparición en la corte del juez Pietermaritzburg, ayer viernes.

Fueron detenidos por la policía antidisturbios por protestar por el aumento de las matrículas educativas.

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Nine University of KwaZulu-Natal students arrested on charges of public violence are expected to make a first appearance in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

They were detained during a day of running battles with riot police on Thursday, during protests over tertiary education fee hikes.

Lectures at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Pietermaritzburg campus were suspended on Thursday, to give police and security services time to round up «rogue» students.

More than 500 protesting students clashed with riot police from the early morning, and threw stones at a test venue at the campus. The exam had to be postponed.

An 18-year-old student was injured when he was struck by a car when he lay down in a road during a protest, apparently in a bid to stop traffic.

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