Riyaz Patel
Intelligence on the imminent xenophobic attacks was not acted on, the Johannesburg cluster of police crime intelligence has said, adding that the information was escalated to their superiors two days before the deadly violence flared up, City Press Reports.
“Yes, information was picked up late on Friday and was immediately relayed to the commander who is also saying that he had emailed relevant counterparts so they could act accordingly.”
Police crime intelligence cluster – Johannesburg
“The guys, including their crime intelligence cluster commander, are not happy that the information out there suggests that they did not do their work. Yes, information was picked up late on Friday and was immediately relayed to the commander who is also saying that he had emailed relevant counterparts so they could act accordingly,” a source within the cluster unit told the newspaper.
“It cannot be the unit’s problem that relevant units
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