Police Minister Bheki Cele on Tuesday praised SAPS’s response to the mob attacks, looting and arson that broke out in Johannesburg two weeks ago and said it could have been far worse had the police not acted on intelligence to prevent further attacks.There are so many things that are stopped here in South Africa because of intelligence. Otherwise, there could have been a lot of trouble.
Tuesday’s parliamentary debate on the violence followed a briefing from Cabinet’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster where ministers outlined the plan to halt the attacks. Reading the JCPS statement, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said intelligence agencies were “working day and night” to prevent further violence and are helping to identify suspects and ringleaders.Crime Intelligence has been providing ongoing operational support through the submission of early-warning reports at both provincial and national level. This has helped in the containment of planned acts of violence before they can take place,” said Mapisa-Nqakula.
There is speculation that the attacks in Gauteng are linked to the attacks on foreign truck drivers in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. The JCPS cluster said over 170 people have been arrested in relation to those attacks, but it did not outline a clear strategy to deal with the ongoing targeting of trucks.
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