WESTERN CAPE. — A man in his 30s was arrested after he unlawfully entered the parliamentary grounds in Cape Town on Friday in the early morning hours.
Moloto Mothapo, parliamentary spokesperson, said parliamentary protection services immediately arrested the man and subsequently handed him over to police where he was taken into custody. According to parliament, the incident did not disrupt parliamentary operations. Parliament says unauthorised access to its grounds is taken seriously and appropriate security measures are maintained to protect the institution.
The incident comes as parliament prepares to host the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Cape Town from 13 to 19 September.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
