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SAPU SEEKING CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF SECTION 49 TO PROTECT POLICE
Drickus Maartens • Jul 01, 2021
SAPU SEEKING CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF SECTION 49 TO PROTECT POLICE
The South African Policing Union is seriously considering a Constitutional Court challenge to the constitutionality of Section 49 of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act that deals with when police officers can use what is called minimum force to protect themselves. We are of the view that this section exposes our members to danger as they die violently whilst busy thinking about the consequences of protecting themselves against armed criminals.
We want the Constitutional Court to declare this section unconstitutional as it leaves men and women in blue exposed to armed criminals. We have noted with concern the violent killing of a police official in Gauteng and the wounding of two others in KwaZulu-Natal. Both these incidents happened over the past weekend. SAPU believes in order to curb these senseless killings, police officers should be allowed to hit back at criminals. The time of considering how dangerous the situation is for a police official to shoot back doesn’t make sense. It risks them being killed whilst still thinking about the next move.
We want to call upon officers once again to treat any crime scene as a danger zone and be fully armed for any eventuality. The alarming high rate of police killings in South Africa is not different from a war zone. We call upon police officers not to die with their weapons of trade including firearms. It is now time for police officers to show criminals they are professionally trained to use their firearms. We are treating this issue with the urgency it deserves.
SAPU would like to send heartfelt condolences to the family of the Gauteng officer and wish the two KZN officers a speedy recovery from their injuries. As a responsible union, we will fight their battle in the courtroom now. We have appealed to the government to no avail. If the Constitutional Court challenge doesn’t succeed we will still approach the same court to compel the government to come with practical measures to stop police killings. It is clear that the South African state is run by the Concourt, that is why we are appealing to it as well to come to our rescue.
Issued by: Oscar Skommere
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SAPU IS CALLING FOR THE PRESIDENT TO FIRE MASEMOLA
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SAPU IS CALLING FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIALISED UNITS IN SAPS
South African Policing Union (SAPU) in the Eastern Cape has noted with grave concern the increase in mass murders taking place in our province. This weekend several people were killed at a private birthday party in Nomjila Street, Kwazakhele. This is the third incident of mass killings in the last two weeks. SAPU calls for the establishment of specialised units, specifically Murder and Robbery units which must focus on the mass killings which leave many families stricken with grief. These families have a right to have these killings speedily investigated and that the perpetrators are arrested and charged. Since 2020 South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on the SAPS management to re-establish all specialized units which were closed in 2008. The closure of these units has hindered investigations and has demoralized dedicated and committed police officers. Murder and robbery as well as serious and violent crime units were among those units closed, thus the rise in those crimes. The recent establishment of police teams to deal with specific types of crimes has vindicated SAPU’s call for specialized units to be brought back. The implications of these high crime levels and the increases are enormous, and they need to be addressed, we can’t wait we need to do this now. Issued by: SAPU Eastern Cape Contact: Leon Naude Provincial Secretary
South African Policing Union (SAPU) in the Eastern Cape has noted with grave concern the increase in mass murders taking place in our province. This weekend several people were killed at a private birthday party in Nomjila Street, Kwazakhele. This is the third incident of mass killings in the last two weeks. SAPU calls for the establishment of specialised units, specifically Murder and Robbery units which must focus on the mass killings which leave many families stricken with grief. These families have a right to have these killings speedily investigated and that the perpetrators are arrested and charged. Since 2020 South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on the SAPS management to re-establish all specialized units which were closed in 2008. The closure of these units has hindered investigations and has demoralized dedicated and committed police officers. Murder and robbery as well as serious and violent crime units were among those units closed, thus the rise in those crimes. The recent establishment of police teams to deal with specific types of crimes has vindicated SAPU’s call for specialized units to be brought back. The implications of these high crime levels and the increases are enormous, and they need to be addressed, we can’t wait we need to do this now. Issued by: SAPU Eastern Cape Contact: Leon Naude Provincial Secretary
The South African Policing Union in the Northern Cape is concerned about SAPS electing to collaborate with some but not all community members across all demographics in the Province to fight crime and social injustice.