South Africa: Cope Condemns Fatal St Albans Prison Clash

26 December 2016

The Congress of the People (Cope) has condemned the stabbing and assault of prison officials at St Albans Prison in Nelson Mandela Bay.

"The reported death of three inmates at the St Albans Prison in Port Elizabeth is very serious," Cope spokesperson Dennis Bloem said in a statement on Monday.

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