THERE was a significant intelligence failure by the police and crime intelligence to anticipate, prevent or disrupt the orchestrated violence that broke out during the 2021 July unrest.
This is according to a report by a panel of experts appointed to investigate the July 2021 riots.
On Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the release to the public of the report of the expert panel appointed in August 2021 to review government’s response to the July 2021 unrest.
The president appointed the panel experts following a spate of orchestrated public violence, destruction and sabotage in July 2021.
According to the panel’s report, the police and intelligence services failed to predict the nature, scale and modus operandi of the July violence.
“The police failed to stop the rioting and looting in July 2021. The reasons for this failure are complex and sometimes not of their making. In some instances, they did not
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