China News Service, May 31. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in South Africa, since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, vicious and violent crimes such as kidnapping and robbery have continued to rise in various places, and the number of kidnapping cases involving Chinese citizens has also increased for a period of time.
The Chinese embassy in South Africa attaches great importance to the safety of Chinese citizens and institutions in South Africa, and continues to increase its efforts to negotiate with the South African government, especially the police and other powerful departments, and actively promote law enforcement cooperation between the two polices. , focus on preventing and combating related crimes.
Regarding the situation related to the kidnapping of Chinese citizens and the current security situation, the Chinese Embassy in South Africa would like to remind the overseas Chinese in South Africa to effectively strengthen the prevention and response to kidnapping and other vicious violent crimes, and maximize the protection of their own lives and property.
1. Raise awareness of prevention and take necessary measures.
Avoid going to areas with high security risk or travel alone at night, change commuting routes frequently, and pay attention to people and vehicles around you.
Pay attention to maintaining a distance from the vehicle in front. If you encounter a stop or a minor traffic accident, do not rashly stop or get off to negotiate. You should call the police in time and try to drive to a relatively safe place to deal with it.
Security facilities such as monitoring, iron gates, "one-key alarm", and locators should be installed in homes and business places.
Avoid carrying large amounts of cash or bank cards with large funds, and be familiar with the process of reporting the loss of bank cards.
Operate in compliance with the law, standardize employees, and avoid operating at night.
Report safety to family members or relatives and friends regularly every day, strengthen communication with neighbors and communities, and pay attention to relevant reports and safety tips from local media, embassies and consulates in South Africa, and the Chinese Police-Civil Cooperation Center.
2. Keep calm in distress and deal with it calmly and prudently.
If you encounter illegal infringement, you must calmly deal with it, avoid direct conflict with criminals, deal with it prudently, do not disclose your real property information, and do not promise high ransoms.
On the premise of ensuring their own safety, try to remember the details of the criminals' physical characteristics, the place of imprisonment, and the use of vehicles, so as to facilitate the follow-up investigation and investigation.
3. Cooperate with case investigation and promote investigation and crackdown.
The families of the victims should report to the police as soon as possible, and simultaneously notify the embassy and consulates in South Africa and the Chinese Police-Civil Cooperation Center.
Follow the advice of the police and experts, and do not make private deals with criminals.
Actively cooperate with police investigations, provide clues to evidence cases, and assist the police to rescue hostages as soon as possible and solve cases and arrest culprits.