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SAPU DISTURBED BY POLICE ARREST OVER THEFT AND CORRUPTION
Drickus Maartens • July 1, 2021
SAPU DISTURBED BY POLICE ARREST OVER THEFT AND CORRUPTION
The South African Policing Union has learnt with embarrassment, shock and disbelief the arrest of six police officers for allegedly stealing more than R30 000.00 from people at a roadblock on Saturday. The officers attached to the Brooklyn and Silverton police stations, allegedly asked for a R100 bribe from a driver and two passengers after realising they were not carrying permits for travelling during lockdown. It is alleged that the officers stole the money when they were searching a car during the lockdown enforcement roadblock.
We respect the notion that we are presumed innocent until proven guilty after due processes however, this incident marks a dark history in the police. The majority of the men and women in blue are people of great integrity. They wear their blue uniform with pride and honesty. We cannot allow the good name of the police to be tarnished by few rotten elements. It must also be acknowledged that, these officers were arrested by their colleagues meaning no matter how painful it is, they were willing to arrest one of their own.
SAPU would like to call upon the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to act impartially and not to allow itself to be influenced by either the public or the media. The IPID must act without fear or favour. We will closely monitor the IPID probe to ensure objectivity. We do want to discuss the merits of the case in the public space however, it is not practically possible for six police officers to act the same way as all of them. It is likely that the investigation will identify the culprits and they should face the law.
We would also like the authenticity of the photos circulating in various social media platforms verified. Some of these photos look as if they were manipulated. We are calling upon law abiding citizens to be on the look out of the agenda of those who manipulate photos with the sole intention of creating enmity between the police and the public. As a progressive union, we would also like to call upon police officers not to fall into the trap of corruption. The demon of asking for a bribe must be defeated by all men and women in blue. As much as we know there are two parties that constitute corruption, the corruptor and the corruptee, we urge police officers not to tarnish the good name of the police. The police career is more of a calling than a normal job. We join the police to fight crime and therefore we cannot be the ones that commit crime.
The disturbing allegations of police officers being arrested in various parts of the country are totally unacceptable. We cannot afford to have a police service that has to fight crime within its own ranks. Those few rotten elements must be dealt with accordingly. SAPU calls upon the law abiding citizenry to continue assisting the police in the fight against crime in our society.
Together we will make the difference.
Issued by: Tumelo Mogodiseng
General Secretary
2024
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