12 truck drivers to appear in court for N3 blockade
Twelve truck drivers will appear in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court in connection with Friday’s blockade on the N3.
The truckers are expected in the dock on Monday.
On Friday, hundreds of truck drivers block the main route between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng near Van Reenen’s Pass in protest against the hiring of foreign nationals in the sector.
This lead to the closure of the highway for an entire day.
“Twelve truck drivers, whose vehicles were obstructing the flow of traffic and who defied instructions by police officials to remove their trucks were subsequently arrested,” says KZN police spokesperson Jay Naicker.
“Detectives from the provincial investigative unit took charge of the investigation on the scene and the suspects were charged for contravention of the Criminal Law Amendment Act - Infrastructure contravention, Intimidation, Economic Sabotage as well as contravention of the Road Traffic Act.”
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