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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