Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Friday that 86 more people were under investigation the Hawks for last year’s violent civil unrest while 19 alleged instigators are out on bail
During a justice, crime prevention and security cluster briefing in Pretoria on Friday, Cele said two of the cases had been withdrawn and all the other alleged instigators were out on bail. “Once you are on bail, it means there is a case that you need to answer to,” Cele added.
Modise said more than 3 300 cases had been finalised through non-prosecution, with some being withdrawn in or before the suspects appeared in court. More than 2 900 cases were closed because of lack of evidence. Cele said the police had thwarted a number of threats since the July unrest such as “the call for a shutdown” in August last year. The police responded, and the shutdown was stopped, he said.
Modise said the cluster was allowing the country’s justice system to do its work but also looking at how strong the investigation and prosecution teams are.
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