The courts have had their hands full after the arrests of suspected looters during the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
“During the civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the Bill of Rights was observed. The magistrates in which the civil unrest cases occurred managed to process all matters brought before the court in line with the constitution,” Lamola responded.
Durban and its “branch courts” heard 256 cases related to the unrest while Verulam and surrounding courts heard 100 cases, said Lamola. He said a steering committee comprising police, Legal Aid SA and the prosecution was formed “to ensure that all cases are processed promptly and in observance of the Bill of Rights enshrined in the constitution”.
“There was no record of any confiscation of property which was discussed by the integrated task team which was established to monitor the civil unrest,” said Lamola. “This does not exclude the possibility that if such information could have been reported to various police stations, the matter will be placed on the agenda of the integrated task team, and should it emerge of any confiscated property during unrest, an appropriate solution will be discussed by the relevant law enforcement agencies.”
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