Minister cannot say with certainty how many police members were criminally charged over last four financial years
28 July 2023
The Minister of Police is unable to say how many police members were arrested on serious criminal charges over the last four financial years, and uses a flawed system as an excuse to cover up the extent of the problem.
Minister Bheki Cele provided several reasons for why comprehensive figures are not available in response to a parliamentary question by the FF Plus.
It comes down to the fact that there are separate systems for the various different divisions and levels in the police force on which the relevant data is stored, but there is no final, reliable database on which all the data is integrated and verified. (Questions and replies are attached herewith.)
According to the Minister, a system for combining and verifying all the data is currently being developed. This system should be up and running by 30 September this year.