Minister Fritz condemns spate of murders in WC
9 June 2019
The Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Albert Fritz, condemns in the strongest terms the murder of over 14 individuals in the past week and calls on the National Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to intervene and put an end to these killings.
Of the 14 murder victims, Cape Argus reports that the victims hailed from Blikkiesdorp, Mitchells Plain and Athlone.
Minister Fritz said, “War is commonly defined by the UN and other such institutions as an act of conflict that has claimed more than 1000 lives. In the Western Cape, 1875 people were murdered in the past six months alone. This means that many of our most vulnerable residents in the province are living in a war zone.”
Minister Fritz will be requesting an urgent meeting with Minister Cele to discuss this serious matter. He will further be attending the Provincial Courts Efficiency Committee Meeting on Wednesday chaired by Judge President Hlope where he will again call for the police to act and put an end to the violence in the Western Cape.