Police killings in the WC condemned

Imogen Vollenhoven
30 July 2013

Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille said she is saddened by the spate of killings of police officers in the province.

Three police officers have been killed two over the weekend and one was killed in Mitchell’s Plain on Monday night. 

Spokesperson to the Mayor Solly Malatsi said that the killing of one police officer is a general attack on law and order on the society and needs to be condemned by all law abiding citizens of the country.

“The mayor has urged everyone to do everything that they can to ensure that we build safer communities and also appeals to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest, to assist the police,” added Malatsi.

He further said that they can arrest those individuals behind these attacks because it is totally unacceptable that the men and women who go beyond the call of duty to keep t he streets safe are victims of senseless crimes in their own communities.

Meanwhile the Council of the Cape Law Society has joined many organisations that have also condemned the killings of police officers. 

Police have not yet made any arrests in relation to the three murders of police officers. 

Spokesperson of the Council of the Cape Law Society Ramphela Mokoena said that everyone must condemn the killing of members of the police.

“Government must take all the legal steps to stop the attack on our men in blue,” added Mokoena.

He said that the president of the Cape Law Society has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the fallen heroes of our country.

Furthermore he explains that they also support the hardworking members of the South African Police Service and encourage them to continue to serve the people of South Africa.