There is no such thing as backlogs at forensic laboratories - SAPS
16 October 2018
While there may be cases of rape and murder that are sometimes struck from court rolls because police are unable to provide crucial DNA results on time, police say it is not due to a backlog at their forensic science laboratories.
"There is no such thing as backlogs at forensic laboratories," national SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo told News24 on Tuesday.
Naidoo said police had an agreement with the National Prosecuting Authority to ensure that forensic evidence for high profile cases was prioritised and that forensic results were returned well in time.
"Unless there are very complicated cases, but of course there is a strategy to overcome that," he said.