Attorney Sihaam Samaai: Our courts are being used against our people
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Protests against high-rise buildings in the area has long been a contentious issue, with residents requesting for Bo-Kaap to be pegged as a heritage site.
Property development group Blok is currently in the process of building a 12-storey apartment complex in Lion Street. On Monday, 12th November, Blok issued an interdict against Bo-Kaap residents, banning them from interfering or obstructing construction.
Five people, including one woman and four men, were arrested during Tuesday’s protests.
According to one of the Bo-Kaap legal representatives Seehaam Samaai, those arrested were charged in terms of the Road Traffic Act and the contravention of an interdict.
The charges were dropped on Wednesday morning after the residents appeared in court and were represented by Igsaan Higgins, Sehaam Samaai, Nasreen Taliep and Mushtaq Holland.
Property development group Blok is currently in the process of building a 12-storey apartment complex in Lion Street. On Monday, 12th November, Blok issued an interdict against Bo-Kaap residents, banning them from interfering or obstructing construction.
Five people, including one woman and four men, were arrested during Tuesday’s protests.
According to one of the Bo-Kaap legal representatives Seehaam Samaai, those arrested were charged in terms of the Road Traffic Act and the contravention of an interdict.
The charges were dropped on Wednesday morning after the residents appeared in court and were represented by Igsaan Higgins, Sehaam Samaai, Nasreen Taliep and Mushtaq Holland.
