‘WE ARE LIVING LIKE WE’RE IN JAIL’Well known businessman Mr Mokone du Preez said on Friday during the Community Policing Forum meeting that trust was established as a result of bridges built between the public, business sector and the police.
He added that because of these relationships, the crime rate in the city went down.
"Nowadays, however, criminals are not kept in jail - they roam around freely and it is us that stay at home behind bars."
He said it is of the utmost importance to retain the confidence of the public and the situation must be rectified.
According to Du Preez the business sector meet with the police once a month to keep abreast of developments and trends and discuss problem areas with the police.
The forum meeting was attended by advocate Johannes Makgatho from the national safety and security secretariat. He gave the assurance that safety and security are currently engaged in talks with the department of justice to determine the reasons why magistrates are quitting on a large scale. "Should the reasons be improper police investigations or police conduct, a working solution must be found," he said.
It was announced that the current structures of the Community Policing Forums will be replaced in future by Community Safety Forums when the applicable legislation is in place. In effect there will be no difference: Current structures will remain in place but representatives from the departments of justice, health and social development, correctional services agriculture, municipalities and Rural Safety Forums will come on board to reduce the crime rate in the area.
by Anonymous on Tue, 2008-03-04 09:25. Northern Review: News | 
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