We are in Randburg Court today where the #BlueLightMafia 8 are back on trial. I’m attending with parliamentary colleagues Glynnis Breytenbach, Lisa Schickerling, and Damian Klopper.
All 8 SAPS Presidential Protection Unit officers, caught on video brutally assaulting civilians, were recently acquitted by an internal SAPS disciplinary process.
Despite clear footage, national outrage, and the trauma inflicted, they’re back in ‘uniform’. No accountability and no justice in terms of the so-called disciplinary accountability.
POPCRU even called for my removal as police portfolio committee chairperson, but it is our constitutional duty and they will not dictate to us, we are NOT their rubber stamp.
The state had a duty, under the SAPS Disciplinary Regulations, to act swiftly and decisively in cases of serious misconduct. In this instance, the facts were not in dispute: the assault was recorded on video and widely circulated and more.
The onus was on SAPS to prosecute the disciplinary case with urgency and competence. Instead, the process failed to meet even the minimum standards required to prove misconduct. It was a test of institutional will, and SAPS failed it.
In my capacity as Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, it is my responsibility and that of our committee to hold SAPS and its systems accountable. That includes questioning how this outcome was ever possible.
Oversight is not incitement.
Criticism is not misconduct.
Accountability is not negotiable.
We remain hopeful that the criminal proceedings will be upheld with the integrity and independence justice demands.
On 16 July, the Portfolio Committee will specifically focus on legislation and litigation, both critical tools to rebuild public trust and enforce accountability.
We will not let this be swept under the rug.
#SAPS #BlueLightMafia
A Champion representing South Africa on international stage entering the ring wearing SA flag, I must now not support him because he did or said something I or you disagree with, you guys have gone mad. Well done @dricusduplessis 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Can’t believe anyone can look at Sporting under Amorim 15 wins in 16, zero losses, scoring 54 goals then come to United and think he’s remotely the problem.
We should all be outraged and demand justice for Marc Hanscoombe. Marc is the resort owner who was stabbed
All those involved in the mob attack on him are accomplices to his senseless attack.
We should never be silent on this type of crime. The @SAPoliceService should work meticulously taking care to make sure they do a proper investigation so that the @NPA_Prosecutes has a solid case to send these criminals away for a very long time.
“The gap between rich black South Africans and poor black South Africans is the largest inequality gap in the world. After 20 years of spending huge amounts of taxpayers’ money on failures like BEE implementation, inequality in SA today is worse than it was in 2000.” - IRR
I can’t stop thinking about Lyles’s line from Sprint: ‘the 200m is my wife, the 100m is my mistress’
Africa hates to break it to you, but your wife now belongs to Botswana 🥶🇧🇼