{"id":8113,"date":"2013-07-30T10:28:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T10:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8113"},"modified":"2013-07-30T10:28:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T10:28:01","slug":"too-many-police-employees-with-criminal-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8113","title":{"rendered":"Too many police employees with criminal records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/saps2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8114\" alt=\"saps2\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/saps2.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>An audit has revealed that 1448 police employees have committed crimes themselves, the police ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The audit established that 1448 members have criminal offences,&#8221; Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit into how many current employees of the SA Police Service (SAPS) have criminal records had been going on for two years, he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mthethwa said that the next step would be for national police commissioner Riah Phiyega to decide what action should be taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I have now instructed her and the management team that feedback on action should be provided to me by the end of October this year.&#8221; He said that going forward there would be a legal process &#8220;where everyone will be given an opportunity to state his or her side of the story&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;That said, our resolve to root out any unwanted elements within the police will never be deterred by anything, no matter how long and what it takes.&#8221; Mthethwa said the audit had taken longer than expected because the ministry wanted to ensure it was thorough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The audit had also revealed that there were &#8220;serious challenges&#8221; regarding the management of discipline in the department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and police commissioner Riah Phiyega should resign, the SA Policing Union (Sapu) said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;[We] call on [them] to&#8230;do the honourable thing &#8212; resign from their positions,&#8221; the union&#8217;s leader Mpho Kwinika said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have been calling for a judicial commission of inquiry into the SA Police Service simply because there is no leadership and management in the police.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sapu was reacting to the outcome of the audit released by the police ministry on Sunday. &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An audit has revealed that 1448 police employees have committed crimes themselves, the police ministry said on Sunday. &#8220;The audit established that 1448 members have criminal offences,&#8221; Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in a statement. 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