Johnathan Paoli
THE Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security (JCPS) Cluster announced that government and the security cluster ministers were ready to ensure secure and peaceful elections on May 29.
In a media brief on Sunday, the Ministers of the Cluster said they wanted to assure the public of the cluster’s readiness to execute its mandate of protecting the public, and the country’s strategic infrastructure during the election period.
“We will do everything in our power to protect all those who want to exercise their constitutional right to vote,” the statement read.
The cluster said that their approach is to ensure coordinated and intelligence-led planning and operations pre-, during, and post elections where multi-departmental teams work together to ensure that all South Africans could cast their votes without fear of intimidation or violence.
The National Joint Structure (NATJOINTS) of the JCPS has recommended a fit-for-purpose deployment plan that will deal with
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