Bheki Cele is misleading public about forensic tests
2 August 2022
The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, is being dishonest with the South African public by pretending that the police service is making progress with eradicating the enormous backlog with DNA tests.After the unacceptable and violent rape of eight women who were busy shooting a music video near Krugersdorp, Minister Cele suddenly spoke up and said that the police are busy reducing the backlog with DNA tests.
In reality, however, police reports submitted to the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police paint a completely different picture.
According to the report for June this year, the backlog with DNA tests stood at 150 131. The report had been signed by Minister Cele.
In the following report (July, last month), the backlog had grown to a staggering 180 381.