E Cape told not to release crime statistics
By Mphumzi Zuzile
The Herald Online
East london – The provincial safety department had been ordered not to release crime statistics, spokesman Andile Yawa said yesterday.
This was an instruction from the national safety and security department.
“There is a big debate about the matter at Parliament, so we are still waiting for an order from national. However, the statistics will be made available in August as it was announced in Parliament,” he said. The last crime statistics for the country were released in December 2001.
