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IEC confirms attempted forced entry at Gauteng Warehouse.
An attempted unauthorized entrance incident at the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Gauteng provincial warehouse on Tuesday night has prompted police to open an inquiry.
The accused perpetrators remain unknown, according to Kate Bapela, national spokesperson for the IEC. Bapela revealed that nothing had been taken from the warehouse.
“The Electoral Commission confirms an incident of attempted unauthorised entry at its Gauteng provincial warehouse by as yet unknown persons on the night of Tuesday, 18 June 2024. As a matter of course, the Electoral Commission expands its footprint of storage sites ahead of each elections to ensure storage of electoral supplies as close as possible to points of use. Following the conclusion of the elections, the local storage sites are rationalised and material is rolled back for storage and safekeeping at a centralised facility.
During such roll back of material from a local storage site in the inner city in the City of Johannesburg, a group of persons interfered with the handling of materials and subsequently followed a truck used to transport the material back to the provincial warehouse. On arrival at the warehouse the group attempted to forcefully gain unauthorised entry to the warehouse. The commission can confirm that nothing was taken from the warehouse.
The Electoral Commission is thankful to the South African Police Service for their swift response which ensured the safety of the staff of the Commission and the intergrity of the stored materials. A case has been registered and the South African Police Services are investigating.”
Kate Bapela, national spokesperson for the IEC
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