Tarryn-Leigh Solomons tarryn-leigh.solomons@iinl.co.za POLICE portfolio committee chairperson Tina Joemat-Pettersson says it seems a culture of the “apartheid police” still exists, as police officers are facing misconduct cases related to rape, brutality, torture and assault.
She said these cases were unacceptable.
The SAPS and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) updated the committee on the status of discipline management in the SAPS, the reported cases of misconduct, the progress thereof, and the impact of discipline on the conduct of employees.
SAPS divisional commissioner for Human Resource Management, Lieutenant-General Lineo Ntshiea, said, for the current financial year, SAPS probed 3 401 disciplinary cases involving 4 438 of its members.
These cases range from corruption to rape in police custody, rape by a police officer, torture and assault, death in police custody and…