Unnotified gatherings tend to become more violent, court hears
The purpose of prosecuting protest convenors who fail to notify authorities of gatherings is to deter violence and increase peaceful assemblies, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday. "We say that unnotified gatherings must be deterred because they have a higher propensity for becoming violent," argued Advocate Karrisha Pillay, for the police minister. She said the minister should not be seen as undermining the value, importance and significance of […]
