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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR ORAL REPLY
QUESTION NO 155
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 24 AUGUST 2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 24- 2010)
Date reply submitted: 2 September 2010
155. Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) (a) What (i) are the reasons for dispatching approximately 20 SA Police Service (SAPS) officers and six SAPS vehicles to arrest a certain person (Mzilikazi wa Afrika) and(ii) was the (aa) total cost and (bb) impact on the general duties of the SAPS of utilising this number of vehicles and officers for the arrest, (b) on what basis was the person arrested and (c) how long after the person's arrest was he afforded the opportunity to (i) contact and (ii) consult with his attorney;