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GEORGE NEWS - A backlog of more than 117 000 DNA samples at the National Forensic Science Laboratories (NFSL) is causing South African victims of crime and their families unnecessary suffering while they wait for answers as cases can not be resolved.
Perpetrators of violent crimes also roam free, said DA Shadow Minister of Police, Andrew Whitfield, in a media statement this week. The DA has written to National Police Commissioner General Kehla Sitole to request that he urgently investigate partnerships with private laboratories to tackle the backlog which now stands at 117 736, said Whitfield.
Testing came to a halt because of mismanaging of supply chain processes that led to a disruption in the awarding of contracts, he said.