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Dismissal of Verulam Case a Setback for Fight Against Terror Pair of Russian A French Bombe silver plate Shabbat chest of drawers with candlesticks by Norblin ormolu mounts Warsaw, height 38cm R10,000 - R15,000 R2,500 - R3,500 Art, antiques, objets d’art, furniture, jewellery auction 24 - 27 July 2020. A gilt bronze mystery Online from 18 July 2020. clock, Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, Paris, For more information 011 789 7422 • 011 326 3515 • 083 675 8468 • [email protected] mid-19th century www.rkauctioneers.co.za • 12 Allan Road, Bordeaux, Johannesburg R20,000 - R30,000 south african n Volume 24 – Number 25 n 17 July 2020 n 25 Tamuz 5780 The source of quality content, news and insights t www.sajr.co.za Dismissal of Verulam case a setback for fight against terror TALI FEINBERG ideologies through violence,” Greenblatt says. arson, and extortion for the mosque attack. but this was rejected. But all isn’t lost. Through the “Rising levels of hopelessness, lawlessness, They were also charged with furthering the director of public prosecutions (DPP), the state can n a defining moment that could give the “go and radicalisation in South Africa, together with aims of ISIS, violating the POCDATARA Act (The reinstate the case and appeal against the verdict. ahead” for terrorism in South Africa, the case the rapidly growing ISIS-linked insurgency in Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against “This case once again demonstrates that South against 12 men accused of perpetrating terrorist Mozambique, are a dangerous formula that deeply Terrorist and Related Activities), and kidnapping, Africa isn’t ready for terrorism. It also unravels the Iactivities in the name of Islamic State (ISIS) was affects the safety and security of our region, our when a person was found chained in a dungeon at capacity of the criminal justice system to deal with thrown out of the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on country, and our community. Although Patel and one of the houses where the arrests were made. such cases. It may also send the wrong message Monday, 13 July. the Verulam attackers ended up choosing non- But on Monday, Magistrate Irfaan Khalil struck to radical elements that it’s safe to perpetrate “The dismissal of the Verulam case, in spite of Jewish targets, they could just as easily have the case off the role. “I feel that this verdict these acts in South Africa. In order to restore faith, overwhelming evidence against the suspects, is a chosen differently. was long coming because the state made some the authorities should demonstrate that they are major setback that will embolden those who seek “The South African Jewish community is the blunders along the way,” says Willem Els, senior able to fulfil their mandate to the South African to use terrorism and violence to harm us and our largest on the continent, and will at least be training co-ordinator at the Institute for Security public by pursuing this case and rendering a way of life,” says Community Security Organisation considered – if not specifically chosen – as a Studies in Pretoria. professional prosecution. ISIS would surely be (CSO) director of operations in Gauteng, Jevon legitimate target by radical Islamists looking to “The biggest of them was to replace a very laughing, and through this case, it can evaluate Greenblatt. carry out terror attacks in the country. This isn’t competent state prosecutor in the middle of the South Africa’s capacity,” Els says. He says that since 2016, there have been at conjecture. The motivation to carry out such case. Advocate Adele Barnard is a senior state “With the Thulsie case still not resolved four least three ISIS-inspired attacks or foiled plots in attacks is very real, and is something we have to prosecutor who specialises in the prosecution years later, the Verulam case further illustrates South Africa. “The first was the members of the work against every day to ensure our community of terror-related cases. She was replaced with a how far we need to go to protect this country Thulsie twins’ terror cell, which were arrested in is properly protected.” novice in this field, and no reason was given for against terrorism. With Mozambique under fire, 2016 in what was believed to be the advanced The case in question goes back to May 2018, this. Apparently, the state requested more time, the authorities need to act now to put in place stages of planning attacks against Jewish and when attackers entered the Imam a viable system to defend Western targets in Johannesburg. Hussain Mosque near Verulam (north Fighting a war on a new frontier our constitutional democracy “The second was Fatima Patel and Sayfudeen of Durban), shouting that they were against terrorist acts.” Aslam Del Vecchio, who were arrested for the going to kill people. Natasha Kara, the 2018 murders of Rachel and Rodney Saunders. Abbas Essop was murdered. His spokesperson for the DPP Although the initial murder investigation pointed mouth was taped shut, and his throat in KwaZulu-Natal, says, to theft, it was later established that the stolen slit. Two other men were stabbed, “The matter is being closely money was to be used to fund an ISIS-inspired and the library of the mosque was Ilan Ossendryver Photo: monitored and worked on terror training camp. It’s important to note that petrol bombed. A few days later, a together by the South African Patel was originally arrested with the Thulsies, but device resembling a bomb was found Police Service and the then released. under the chair of the imam, and prosecutors of the organised “Later in 2018, an ISIS-affiliated cell was worshippers were evacuated. crime office of the National arrested after carrying out this attack on a Shia In the aftermath, President Cyril Prosecuting Authority. Mosque in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, and planting Ramaphosa and Minister of Police Investigations will continue.” incendiary devices around Durban. Radical Sunni Bheki Cele visited the mosque, Shaun Zagnoev, the groups view Shia Muslims in the same light promising justice. chairperson of the South African as they view Jews, and see both as legitimate The suspects were arrested in Jewish Board of Deputies, says, targets. October 2018. Out on bail a month “We reiterate our abhorrence of “All three of these are watershed cases that later, the 12 accused faced charges attacks on places of worship, will set the precedent for countering terrorism and arising from the placing of pipe and continue to express our extremism in our country, and if not dealt with bombs in Woolworths stores, at the condolences to the victims of properly, will effectively give the green light to groups Durban July race, and at the mosque, Dr Karli Anavi takes a break from the COVID ward at the Helen Joseph the Verulam mosque attack. We and individuals who wish to spread their extreme as well as murder, attempted murder, Hospital this week. See story on page 3 Continued on page 14>> THEY NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER. www.jhbchev.co.za Lives are at stake, our fellow Jews have nowhere else to turn. 2 SA JEWISH REPORT 17 – 24 July 2020 Seeking relatives of the late SA embassy in Israel downgrade still in limbo Dr. Mara (Miriam) Lazar, TALI FEINBERG who passed away suddenly on Dec. 23 2019. outh Africa’s planned downgrade of its embassy in Israel is still very much in Please contact the legal limbo, according to statements made by SNaledi Pandor, the minister of international representative of the estate Naledi Pandor, the minister relations and cooperation, at a department of of international relations and Mr. Richard Ritson by email international relations and cooperation portfolio cooperation [email protected] committee meeting on 8 July. Tis is in spite of the belief by many that the downgrade already occurred some time ago. Appliance Repairs on Site “Tere are other countries that don’t have ers, an embassy in Tel Aviv, which have an embassy ash perhaps located outside of Israel, which is set ishw D Stoves to service Israel. So these are all considerations s, ines, ge ach that my department and ministry must put id g M Fr hin before cabinet so as to make a decision on the as & more Dryers final model that will be utilised,” Pandor said in a to maintain the Ramallah office, which may government only wants to serve Palestinians, it W ble um Call Jason Zoom meeting. [have an] impact on our ability to influence and can do so through Amman or Cairo,” she said. T 082 401 8239 / 076 210 6532 At the African National Congress’ biannual support Palestine. But this doesn’t affect the “It seems that Pandor is agreeing with this FREE QUOTATIONS national conference in December 2017, the downgrade that we are proposing.” She then position, and that there is an intention to party unanimously passed a resolution to went on to make the comments above. downgrade further, but she would prefer to have downgrade its embassy in Ramat Gan into a After reviewing these comments, local some international legal support for it. As far as “liaison office” in an expression of support political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga told the I can see, South Africa can do what it wants with for the Palestinian people. It withdrew its SA Jewish Report, “I don’t think the downgrade its embassy, but whether it’s allowed to maintain ambassador from Israel in May 2018, but hasn’t will be done unilaterally. Te two countries have an embassy at all is Israel’s choice in terms of yet officially downgraded its embassy. strong trade relations, so they will mostly likely the United Nations’ Vienna Convention on Minister Pandor was responding to a question engage further on this.
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