6 UCT protesters arrested

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Cape Town - Protesting UCT students say that six of their own were arrested inside a university building lined with private security guards on Monday.

The university confirmed that the six were arrested after disrupting lectures and had yet to be charged.

Western Cape police said the charges related to contravening a court order. No further details were immediately available.

Students wanted to enter the PD Hahn Building, but were met by guards dressed in grey camouflage and body armour.

A student leader addressing the crowd claimed the guards had received a call from the police to make the arrests.

She said the six were taken to Mowbray police station.

They were told that the guards were still protecting the building because it housed chemistry labs.

As she spoke, two vans filled with police officers stopped nearby.

Students started shouting and moving towards the vehicles.

They were told not to antagonise officers or guards.

They then moved to other parts of the campus to shut down lectures.

Guards apparently say there are no arrested students inside & are only guarding chemicals. Protesters want to check pic.twitter.com/Cf94KpVRuJ— Jenna Etheridge (@JennaEtheridge) October 3, 2016

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/6-uct-protesters-arrested-20161003
 
Lol,

Jenna Etheridge ‏@JennaEtheridge 1h1 hour ago
UCT students say it is "Max Price at his best" to have guards bar them from buildings they pay fees for. @News24
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Really? These protesters...
 
Do they have any sympathisers left anymore, or is this behaviour only a product of their social network echo chamber?
 
[video=youtube;3rRvxjZSJh0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rRvxjZSJh0[/video]
 
So UCT has rules (latest "VC update")...so implement them:

Dear students

We are in a situation where the academic year is in jeopardy. The university has to remain open and the academic programme needs to continue in order for us to catch up work we have lost and to ensure that students complete their year successfully. We are open to ongoing engagement with any students or staff regarding the issues raised by the protests, but we believe that such engagement can run in parallel with the institution being open and classes continuing.

There is ongoing protest action on our campuses. Where this is lawful, no action will be taken against those participating.

However, I wish no student to be ignorant about what constitutes unlawful protest behaviour. Disruption of classes, blocking of entrances or exits, interfering with traffic flow, putting up barricades that prevent people from conducting normal business or attending classes, and any form of intimidation – whether physical or verbal – is unlawful.

The attention of all students is drawn to the following specific provisions in the code of conduct for students registered at UCT. The university will, via its Student Disciplinary Tribunal, prosecute breaches of the code.

General clause

RCS 1.1: Any breach by a student of these Rules of Conduct for Students or any other institutional rules framed by the Council is an offence subject to disciplinary action by the University.

RCS 1.2: Nothing in these rules shall be constructed as absolving any student from liability for any misconduct in which he or she is personally involved.

RSC 1.3: No student shall wilfully commit any unjustified act or omission which adversely affects the University or any member of the University.

Conduct in general

The attention of all students is specifically drawn to the following clauses:

RCS 7.1: A student must not make unauthorised entry into or use of University facilities.

RCS 7.6: A student must not act or threaten to act in a manner which interferes with the work or study of any member of staff or student in general and specifically in relation to the person’s race, gender, beliefs or sexual orientation.

RCS 7.7: A student must not abuse or otherwise interfere with any member of the University community in any manner which contributes to the creation of an intimidating, hostile or demeaning environment for staff and students in general and specifically in relation to the person’s race, gender, beliefs or sexual orientation.

RCS 7.9: A student must not obstruct, disrupt or interfere with the teaching, research, administrative, custodial or other functions of the University.

RCS 7.10: A student must not obstruct the movement of any member of the University community.

Criminal acts

All students are reminded that the university will report to the South African Police Service cases of allegations of breaches of criminal law. Students do not have the right to disrupt lectures and where individuals do so they forfeit the right to be on UCT’s private property. Where this happens, the university will instruct them to leave UCT premises and, if necessary, may lay trespass charges against the students concerned. Similarly, acts of intimidation violate the criminal law code as far as public violence is concerned. The university will act in such cases.

Sincerely,

Dr Max Price
Vice-Chancellor
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6 arrested UCT student released without charges

Cape Town - Six arrested UCT students are being released without being charged.

Their attorney Lufuno Musetsho said on Tuesday that the students were in the process of being released from the Claremont police station after spending the night in the station's holding cells.

Western Cape police on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of the three male and three female students, aged 21 and 22.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the case had not been put on the roll due to a lack of evidence.

They were released by police before midday on Tuesday.

This was after Advocate Mustaque Holland tried to get them released since their arrest on campus on Monday afternoon.

Police also confirmed that UCT student activist Masixole Mlandu was arrested on Tuesday morning on a charge of intimidation.

Musetsho would also represent Mlandu, who is one of five students who was served with an interdict for his role in February's Shackville protest over university accommodation.

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/6-arrested-uct-students-released-without-charges-20161004
 
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