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Strict requirements should be applied for police to get firearms.

Some members of Parliament’s Police committee have raised concern about how some police easily lose firearms. This was brought up during the Police Department’s presentation of its 2023/2024 annual report and financial statement.

“You know I respect police. I see police as disciplined people with clean uniforms and everything, now if we going to have a discussion about police like we are going to have a discussion with children, I have a problem. How do police lose firearms? How is that even possible? Why do we have a discussion like this, police losing firearms?

When we get firearm licences, there is a whole shebang about locking it in a save and all of the things before you get a licence. Why are the same standards not applicable to them? Why are they losing firearms? Why is it possible? I think it’s actually a disaster, I think it’s disgraceful for police to be losing firearms. 108 of them? ” Manyi asks.Commissar Sinawo asked about SAPS lost or stolen firearms and the real possibility that these firearms are sold criminals and syndicates.

“So, there was a massive boost to the illegal firearms trade. And there were claims that I left it in the toilet, I left it on the bus, bizarre claims. And there was a move to strengthen the controls. Make the new firearms pay for the new firearms personally they are very expensive. How do you deal with the situation today? I know quite well, the majority of the 741 were either taken by force with a gun to their head.

 

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