SONA: Disappointing that the WC Police Commissioner has no answers
4 March 2015
This morning the Standing Committee on Community Safety in the Provincial Parliament was briefed by the Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner, Arno Lamoer, on police action by Western Cape officers preceding and during the State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2015.
We are most disappointed that many of the pertinent questions remain unanswered. While we understand that some matters fall under the National Coordinating structures, we had hoped to receive more clarity on the Western Cape Police's role and some light shed on what transpired that day, especially given that media reports have shown that Western Cape police officers were deployed to the National Assembly.
The Commissioner was unable to answer a majority of burning questions from the committee, which were referred to the National Joints and the National Commissioner, these questions include:
Whether any Western Cape officers formed part of the "White Shirts"