ID condemns 'heartless xenophobic attacks' against foreigners
13-05-2008,16H00, Sakkie Jenner, an ID Member of Parliament, has condemned 'the heartless xenophobic attacks' against foreigners in Alexandra in Johannesburg.
'The Independent Democrats condemns the attacks in the strongest
possible terms and we call on all law-abiding residents of Alexandra to
stand against those who think they have the right to rape and kill our
fellow human beings,' Mr Jenner says.
'Our people must firstly learn that there is a distinction between legal refugees, who are protected by the United Nations Convention on Refugees and AU agreements, and illegal immigrants.
'South Africans must also understand that anybody who is illegal in the country must be treated like any person in South Africa who breaks the law. Our people must stop seeing an illegal immigrant whenever they see a foreigner and, when they are certain that someone is here illegally, they must inform the police,' says Jenner.
'Our people must firstly learn that there is a distinction between legal refugees, who are protected by the United Nations Convention on Refugees and AU agreements, and illegal immigrants.
'South Africans must also understand that anybody who is illegal in the country must be treated like any person in South Africa who breaks the law. Our people must stop seeing an illegal immigrant whenever they see a foreigner and, when they are certain that someone is here illegally, they must inform the police,' says Jenner.
