# Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has warned that anti-foreign sentiment must never be used to justify violence, looting, arson or intimidation. She says the Constitution protects peaceful protests and the right to express grievances, but these freedoms cannot be used to justify criminal acts or disrupt lawful activities. Dimpane says police will continue to facilitate peaceful demonstrations while taking firm and impartial action against criminality:
Police warn against violence fuelled by anti-foreign sentiment in SA [SOUND]
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