Chairman of Parliament’s portfolio committee on police‚ Francois Beukman‚ said the alleged attack was shocking and the South African Police Service should prioritise the investigation.
“A mosque is a religious institution‚ and South Africa’s Constitution guarantees and protects the right to religious practices. This kind of attack on three innocent people is totally unjustified. We want our communities to live in harmony‚ practising their religions without fear‚” he said.
Beukman said everything should be done to arrest the perpetrators‚ and called on anyone with information to contact law enforcement agencies.
The Muslim Judicial Council has also strongly condemned Thursday’s attack.