Police have denied solely targeting informal settlements during operation 'Reclaim Loot' to recover goods stolen during the July 2021 unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Looters made off with furniture, clothing, food and other valuables during the 2021 July unrest. File photo.Police have denied solely targeting informal settlements during operation “Reclaim Loot” to recover goods stolen during the July 2021 unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
He admitted that while a mall in Alexandra was among those looted, Sandton, a stone’s throw away, was not a target of their operation.“It was not exclusively informal settlements. These operations were rolled out to all the Gauteng districts,” he said. Mthombeni was testifying before the SA Human Rights Commission about his role and that of the police before, during and after the violent unrest in which looting, damage to property and more than 300 deaths were recorded.
Large items were plundered during the looting of retailers in the two provinces. Fridges, huge television sets and couches were listed among the stolen items.Mthombeni said this happened in Ekurhuleni and thereafter police stopped reclaiming food due to this criticism, especially since the food was to be destroyed.
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