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South Africa: Cannabis ‘king’ released in presidential palace garden released

The self-proclaimed “king” of an indigenous community in South Africa, who was arrested yesterday with accusing him of growing cannabis in the garden of the presidential palace, in Pretoria, was released today, after the court gave him only a stern warning.

As soon as he left the courtroom, the “King of Hoisan”, barefoot and wearing only a blanket on his genitals, lit a cigarette.

On Wednesday, more than 20 police officers arrived at the presidential palace to uproot the saplings grown in the garden by members of this community. For about three years now, few members of the tribe have been camping in the grassland, demanding that their language and territory be officially recognized.

Police confirmed that they had arrested four people for “trade drag (s.s. the local name of cannabis) and illegal planting and cultivation “. The use and possession of a small amount hemp are “tolerated” in South Africa from 2018. But use in public places and trade are punishable by law.

Surrounded by representatives of his tribe, the “King of the Hoysans” denounced arrest “It’s a slap in the face to her first nation South Africa. “We said we would respect their laws and their laws put us in jail for smoking danga,” he said, calling on the South African government to start talks with the tribe.

The Hoysans, also known as the Bushmen, were called Otentots by the first Dutch settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 17th century, a name that referred to their rattlesnake language.

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