Condemning the recent death of another police officer in the line of duty in the Eastern Cape, MEC for the Ministry of Human Settlements, Safety and Liason, Helen Sauls-August said; “The Department of Safety and Liaison, condemns the continuing attacks directed towards our police members in the province. This recent attack which happened in Cambridge township, East London on Sunday night increased the number of police killed in the line duty in the province to seven.
“Warrant Officer Melithemba Booi was attacked by a group of people from the township when he was investigating a stolen vehicle. Another officer was seriously wounded. The growing trend of attacks against the police will not discourage us from the work that we normally do in the fight against crime.
“The killing of police officers in the province must come to an end. We are also sending condolences to the family of the deceased and we wish a speedy recovery to the wounded police officer.”
