MEC Fritz calls for greater intelligence gathering on truck petrol bombings
10 September 2019
The MEC of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, has condemned in the strongest terms the three petrol-bomb attacks on trucks along the N7 in the Western Cape earlier this morning and a fourth attack near Lwandle, Strand, on Monday night.
MEC Fritz has called on the National Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to ensure more effective coordination, intelligence gathering and sharing of information regarding these attacks.
The three trucks were petrol-bombed in separate incidents, within minutes of each other. It is reported that the first truck was petrol-bombed and set alight near Moorreesburg. The second at the Porterville turn-off. The third near Piekenierskloof and the fourth attack was reported on Monday night near Strand.
MEC Fritz said, “I call on Minister Cele to mobilise intelligence services, HAWKS and the SAPS, whilst working with law enforcement and Metro Police in an intergovernmental manner to facilitate intelligence gathering and sharing on these attacks. This is necessary to ensure more arrests, convictions and the prevention of further related crime.”