Cachalia forms Task Team to protect mosques amid immigration raids

Concerns were raised by Muslim organisations that places of worship were becoming focal points for immigration-related enforcement Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has moved swiftly to calm tensions after immigration raids unsettled worshippers, meeting with the United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) and announcing a joint Task Team to protect the sanctity of mosques in South Africa.“Minister Cachalia further indicated that he would engage the Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, who would in turn engage Provincial Commissioners to ensure that the outcomes of this engagement inform operational leadership and contribute to greater consistency in policing practices across the country.”UUCSA is a national umbrella body representing several of South Africa’s major Muslim theological councils.