South African police said they¡¯re fully prepared for antimigrant demonstrations that are planned across the nation on Tuesday and warned they would tolerate no intimidation or violence.
¡°To those who intend to break the law tomorrow, our message is simple: Do not test the resolve of the state,¡± Lt. Gen. Tebello Mosikili told a televised media briefing on Monday. ¡°The state is ready. Law enforcement is ready. South Africa is ready.¡±
The demonstrations set to take place on Tuesday are the culmination of weeks of protests that have displaced thousands of mainly African expatriates. They¡¯re being led by the March and March organization, which imposed a June 30 deadline for what it describes as illegal immigrants to leave the country.
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