The justice ministry is discussing ways to boost the security around judicial officials after a burglary at the office of the chief justice‚ the deputy justice minister said on Monday. Deputy minister John Jeffery said the issue would be discussed by the security cluster of ministers. He said measures may include securing judicial officials as well as the offices in Midrand‚ Johannesburg‚ which were burgled at the weekend. "It will depend on a police risk assessment‚" Jeffery told TimesLIVE. He said there was "regular interaction" between police and the office of the chief justice regarding the investigation. Thieves made off with 15 computers containing sensitive information about Constitutional Court judges and officials on Saturday. “The type of information that was potentially stored on these computers comprises human resource information of judges and employees of the office of the chief justice‚” the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said on Monday. The depa...
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