Overview
- Two people attached to a foreign delegation were arrested on Saturday after trying to enter the Durban International Convention Centre with other people’s accreditation cards.
- An earlier arrest this week involved a Zimbabwean national who allegedly posed as a performing artist to obtain accreditation and is facing immigration-related charges.
- The two delegates are reported to face charges including fraud, impersonation and contravening the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act for seeking entry without valid credentials.
- NatJoints and KwaZulu-Natal police have warned that falsifying, sharing or misusing accreditation will not be tolerated and urged accredited participants to safeguard their passes.
- Security forces remain on high alert, officials say the summit will go ahead as planned, and the tightened access controls aim to protect delegates, heads of state and the public during planned protests outside the ICC.