9 Algerians accused of theft and public offenses still detained in South African prisons

South African head of Police General Biki Sili has announced that 9 Algerians are still detained in South African jails on charges of manifold offenses.

• Taking the floor during a press conference held in the city of Johannesburg, General Sili indicated 316 people in all had been rounded up by South African police since the kick-off of the World cup tournament in early June in several South African cities, the venues of world cup matches.
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• Those people now in detention are accused of committing several offenses including the theft of mobile phones, cameras and camescopes, he said.
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• He said that the 9 Algerians now in prison would face similar charges like the rest of all the other wrongdoers arrested.
• They will be tried soon, he added. 
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• General Biki Sili also asserted that 33 other people had been arrested in connection with the illicit sale of stadium tickets, stressing that a total of 44 thousand policemen had been mobilized to ensure security during this 2010 World cup contest now-being hosted by South Africa.
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