Chief justice’s office reviews security
The theft of computers from Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s office sparks widespread outcry over ‘an attack on the judiciary’
The Office of the Chief Justice is reviewing its security measures after the theft of 15 computers from its office in the early hours of Saturday morning. The computers, stolen from the human resources department, contain personal information about judges and staff, such as identity numbers, banking details and where they live. The incident has caused widespread concern that the theft is "an attack on the judiciary", with institutions in Parliament, from its justice committee to opposition parties, issuing strong statements. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s spokesman Nathi Mncube said security arrangements for judges, the Constitutional Court and the Office of the Chief Justice were all under review, as Constitutional Court judges had previously been targeted by thieves, who had stolen computers in separate incidents over the past two years. No arrests have been made. Mncube said closed circuit television footage from cameras at the office had been made available to the police. Oppos...
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