NATIONAL ASSEMBLY : 13th June 2008
 

Madame Speaker,

One of the challenges facing the South African Police Service in the fight against rampant crime is to uproot elements of criminality among its members.

To have more than 300 policemen on duty who are accused of serious crimes such as murder, rape and armed robbery is a cause for great concern.

Perceptions of police as inefficient and corrupt are in fact on the increase.

The fact that 120 policemen were dismissed in the past two years for such heinous crimes has to a certain extent justified these perceptions. 

The IFP believes not in only tightening security checks at entry level but also in getting rid of the rotten apples and prosecuting them as a matter of urgency.  

It is obvious that one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

The perception that police can easily escape the rule of law must be proved to be wrong. The police must be clean, proper and fit to serve the people.

I thank you.