By AGISANANG SCUFF
24 August 2025- The South African Union Council of Independent Churches (SAUCIC) on Sunday applauded the arrest of a suspect (33) apprehended in connection with slain Gqeberha Regional Court prosecutor, Tracy Brown’s murder. SAUCIC said the development is a significant step towards ensuring justice and providing closure to Brown’s family.
The President Cardinal Archbishop Dr Modiri Patrick Shole commended the arrest by the multidisciplinary Hawks team, led by the Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) unit that is working with SAPS divisions to track down the perpetrators. He further said a breakthrough in the investigation gives them hope that contract killings that seek to undermine the functionality of the criminal justice system are being pursued relentlessly.
“No effort must be spared until all four suspects responsible for the ghastly and gruesome assassination are behind bars. The arrested culprit attempted to evade justice by fleeing to Johannesburg before being apprehended at a roadblock on 21 August 2025.
“The killing of judicial officers and police are an attack on the authority of the state aimed at entrenching a culture of impunity and senseless violence,” he said.
Shole further said the attempt to intimidate the judiciary through cowardly brutal attacks carried out by heartless murderers must be stamped out to avert anarchy and a slide towards lawlessness in order to restore the rule of law as well as confidence in the criminal justice system. He added that they call for concerted effort to bring the three remaining culprits who are still at large behind bars.
“None of our communities will be safer with armed heartless criminals responsible for such heinous acts roaming our streets and neighbourhoods,” stressed Shole.
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