DA burglary 'political espionage'

“This leads one to believe that the robbery was orchestrated for one purpose and that was the theft of DA equipment and information.”

Johannesburg – The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday said it was “deeply concerned” about weekend break-in and theft of its computers, external hard drives, in the Sisonke region.

It was the second such theft of computer equipment from the party in the area.

“This leads one to believe that the robbery was orchestrated for one purpose and that was the theft of DA equipment and information,” said Francois Rodgers, the DA Constituency head in Sisonke.

The first theft occurred on the same day that three DA councillors recently resigned and defected to the ANC.

“The culprit was apprehended the following day by Saps but as yet there is no sign of the stolen equipment,” said Rodgers.

“The second event occurred on Saturday night when intruders broke into the home of a DA staff member and removed a laptop, a hard drive and a diary from the members brief case. What makes this robbery even more sinister is that fact that in the very same room was another briefcase containing a laptop and tablet, yet nothing else was removed from the home.”

The DA said it had reported the matter to SAPS in the province, “in light of what could very well be political espionage”.

African News Agency