The SAPS’ disciplinary system has all but collapsed, as is clear from statistics presented to Parliament last week. Instead of being used to clean out the rank and file, it is being used to address high-level conflict in the upper echelons, as evidenced by the dismissal of Major-General Jerem.
The SAPS’ disciplinary system has all but collapsed, as is clear from statistics presented to Parliament last week. Instead of being used to clean out the rank and file, it is being used to address high-level conflict in the upper echelons, as evidenced by the dismissal of Major-General Jeremy Vearey and action against other senior figures embroiled in the conflict.
The police commissioner’s admission comes after members of Parliament used findings from a recent
Viewfinder investigation to question the SA Police Service about its continued reluctance to discipline officers implicated in violent crimes.
Last week, Sitole told a meeting of the portfolio committee on police (PCP) dedicated to the topic of police “discipline management” that police discipline regulations needed to be amended and that SAPS needs an “independent” discipline unit. These reforms could help address the loopholes and the conflicts of interest, which were shown by
Viewfinder’s investigation to protect police officers accused of violence from consequences for their actions.
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ActionSA is concerned by the Temba South African Police Service’s (SAPS) refusal to account to community members following a visit to the station.
ActionSA Provincial Campaigns Manager, Abel Tau, and community members visited the police station to meet with the Acting Station Commander, Colonel Zwane, to address community complaints regarding a gang of alleged undocumented foreign nationals which continue to terrorise the community.
Sitole told Parliament that an “independent” discipline unit needs to be established
The Portfolio Committee on Police has heard that discipline management needs reform to address loopholes and the conflicts of interest which protect police officers accused of violence from facing consequences. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
National police commissioner General Khehla Sitole has admitted to Parliament that discipline management at the South African Police Service (SAPS) needs to be overhauled. This comes after MPs used findings from a recent Viewfinder investigation to question SAPS about its continued reluctance to discipline officers implicated in violent crimes.
Sitole told a meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Police (PCP) dedicated to the topic of police “discipline management” last Wednesday that police discipline regulations needed to be amended and that SAPS needs an “independent” discipline unit. These reforms could help address the loopholes and the confli