{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Swartland Gazette","provider_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette","title":"Know your rights when interacting with the police","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kEzq0rLYrY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/know-your-rights-when-interacting-with-the-police\/\">Know your rights when interacting with the police<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/know-your-rights-when-interacting-with-the-police\/embed\/#?secret=kEzq0rLYrY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Know your rights when interacting with the police&#8221; &#8212; Swartland Gazette\" data-secret=\"kEzq0rLYrY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/swartlandgazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG1211093_20240625_30322.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Understanding your rights when interacting with the South African Police (SAPS) is important to ensuring fair and lawful treatment. Gazette's sister publication, the Paarl Post reached out to the Western Cape Police Ombudsman to clarify some common questions about what the public is entitled to in their dealings with the police."}