South Africa

SA is a hitman's paradise and the fight-back is all misses

05 December 2018 - 08:00 By Graeme Hosken
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the Institute for Security Studies' Jackie Cilliers revealed that a recent spate of underworld hits point to long-standing weaknesses in both crime intelligence and the justice system
the Institute for Security Studies' Jackie Cilliers revealed that a recent spate of underworld hits point to long-standing weaknesses in both crime intelligence and the justice system
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Experts say SA is an easy space for hitmen to work in, but underworld assassinations are also a difficult crime to police.

A recent spate of underworld hits point to long-standing weaknesses in both crime intelligence and the justice system, said Jackie Cilliers of the Institute for Security Studies.

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