KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development MEC Ravi Pillay says the Indian community in Phoenix has been demonised over the events in the area during the unrest in the province.
General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said no one could present evidence that officers watched on as Phoenix residents took the law into their own hands because the police were not there when the crimes including assaults and murders were committed.
The Department of Correctional Services has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Westville prison detainee Jeetendra Jaikissoon.