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DA Western Cape slams police over delayed release of court escapees’ identities [SOUND]

# The DA in the Western Cape has expressed concern that the police delayed releasing the names of the four detainees, who escaped from custody at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Six inmates, facing charges including illegal possession of firearms and housebreaking, escaped police custody at the court. Two were rearrested while four are still at large. The DA’s Nicholas Gotsell says the delay highlights not just poor communication, but a serious security failure that endangers communities:

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