News24 | ‘I spent Christmas under inhumane conditions,’ says journalist arrested for taking photos of mayor’s house

Cebelihle Bhengu and Marvin Charles

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Journalist Thomo Nkgadima says police violated his rights when they arrested him on Sunday.

Journalist Thomo Nkgadima said the Limpopo police violated his rights as a journalist when they arrested him for taking pictures of a mayor’s house on Christmas Eve.

The Limpopo-based journalist spent Christmas Day in jail after police arrested him and charged him with intimidation and trespassing on the property of Eddie Maila, Fetakgomo Tubatse municipality mayor.

He told News24:

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