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Luyanda MakapelaJohannesburg

Gauteng MEC for Community Safety Firoz Cachalia will soon convey together the Central Methodist Church leadership and police force force in a command to better their dealings after a foray at the church.

The meeting will include Christian Christian church leadership and the police, who were involved in the foray on Wednesday last week.

It follows allegations that some of the police force force force force force force military unit were overly aggressive, damaged Christian church place and used unneeded force against unarmed people, sleeping in the Johannesburg Mission.

Commenting on the incident the MEC said: "It is with deep concern that I have got got got got received a figure of serious allegations against members of the police during a foray on the Central Methodist Mission.

"In order to be effectual in fighting crime, all our police military officers have to continue the Fundamental Law and act in a professional mode at all times."

The allegations were contained in affidavits by witnessers on the foray and were presented to MEC Cachalia.

"We all hold that the police have an of import function to play in fighting crime, protect people and enforcing the laws of our country, which includes the in-migration laws.

"However, the police also have an of import duty to continue Person Rights, protect the self-respect of all people and construct community relations," the MEC said.

After receiving ailments against the police, Mister Cachalia held a meeting with Bishops Alice Paul Verryn and Joe Seoka both of the Methodist Church, the Legal Resource Centre and the Gauteng senior police functionaries to decide the issue on Tuesday.

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Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Perumal Naidoo have undertaken to thoroughly look into all of the allegations against the police force force force military officers and take action where necessary.

It was agreed that MEC Cachalia and Commissioner Naidoo would soon ran into with the police involved in the foray and leading of the Christian Christian church to better communication.

"With committed leadership from the police, the church and members of our community, we can accomplish the partnerships necessary to cut down law-breaking in a mode that constructs common respect, advances the regulation of law and beef ups the values enshrined in our Constitution," said Mister Cachalia.