The police ministry has authorised immediate national policing interventions to improve crime detection, investigations and the tracking and tracing of suspects in and around the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape.
While police are yet to make arrests for the multiple murders, Cele said whoever committed the crimes needed to be arrested.
“This is why I am calling for a national intervention by the police to take this district under its wing, find the symptoms and provide diagnosis of policing challenges and, in the shortest time, provide full treatment to ensure the stations are empowered to respond efficiently and effectively to crime on behalf of communities,” Cele said.
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