Errol Musk says Elon upgraded security at his home due to ‘recent threats’

Billionaire Elon Musk has carried out heavy safety measures at his father Errol’s residence in South Africa as a result of his concern over potential threats in opposition to the household, the 76-year-old mentioned in a latest interview.

Errol Musk mentioned the improved security measures carried out at his residence embody 24/7 video monitoring, an electrical fence and a backup energy system.

“He determined, after the latest threats in opposition to him, that I want safety as properly,” Musk’s father mentioned in an interview with the US Sun revealed final Friday. “In the event that they kidnap one in all us, it will likely be the quickest $20 million anyone’s ever made of their life.”

The elder Musk mentioned he was contacted by “Elon’s folks” after which acquired a discover in December {that a} safety firm can be upgrading his residence’s defenses and supply fixed help.

“They focus 100% on me. It’s a brand new, tremendous huge safety firm armed to the tooth,” he added. “They examine on me on a regular basis. In the event that they see a wierd automobile in my driveway, they arrive in and ask me if I’m alright.”

Errol Musk informed the outlet he had 4 break-ins at his residence over the past 12 months earlier than the safety measures had been carried out.

In latest months, Elon Musk has overtly mentioned the safety dangers he’s confronted whereas main a controversial overhaul at Twitter. In December, the Twitter CEO shared a video of what he described as a “crazy stalker” who allegedly adopted a automobile carrying his two-year-old son.

Musk additionally completely banned a Twitter account operated by faculty pupil Jack Sweeney that tracked the actions of his personal airplane. The billionaire had lengthy referred to the account as a “safety threat.” Sweeney has since began a brand new account that posts the flight data with a 24-hour delay.

When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of a number of journalists in December, Musk mentioned it was as a result of they’d doxed his real-time location – a transfer he alleged was tantamount to giving “assassination coordinates” to the public.

In December, Musk additionally mentioned he faces a “quite significant” risk of assassination and quipped that he wouldn’t be attending any “open-air automobile parades.”

The billionaire’s strikes on the social media website included the discharge of the “Twitter Information,” an enormous dump of inside paperwork and communications detailing cases of censorship below the corporate’s outdated management.

Errol Musk informed the outlet he felt his son was being “a bit naïve in regards to the enemies he’s making, particularly with the Twitter information.”

“I’m not scared however I’m actually afraid that one thing may occur to Elon, despite the fact that he has about 100 safety guards round him,” Errol mentioned.

Elon and Errol Musk have had a notoriously contentious relationship. In September, Elon mentioned he had financially supported his father since the 1990s.

In a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, Musk described his father as “good with engineering” however “such a horrible human being.”