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Unruly asylum seekers` slammed for Marabastad destruction

Source: IOL, 06/10/2016

Johannesburg - The Department of Home Affairs on Thursday condemned
the destruction of property at the Marabastad Refugee Reception Office
in Pretoria.

The department said there had been reports of damage to property at
the centre, allegedly by "unruly asylum seekers".

Home Affairs spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete said Minister Malusi
Gigaba had recently announced measures to modernise the provision of
services at the centre, including the introduction of a paperless
system, as well as an appointment model for purposes of crowd control
and efficient service delivery to the clients.

"These changes have been communicated adequately to both the clients
and representatives of the asylum seekers community," he said. "In
this regard, it is regrettable that some asylum seekers refuse to
accept these changes and resort to disruptive and criminal actions
which seek to destabilise progress made thus far."

The department said asylum seekers had a responsibility to abide by
the laws of the Republic. It further said "anyone found to be in
contravention of these laws will be dealt with accordingly by the law
enforcement agencies".

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