Agb Speaker, om korrupsie te beveg, moet skuldiges weet hulle sal hulle werk verloor, die geld moet terugbetaal word en hulle sal krimineel vervolg word, anders kom hulle weg met wangedrag. Die feite is egter die volgende: Eerstens, alhoewel daar 'n toename is onder senior staatsamptenare wat intern skuldig bevind word aan finansile wangedrag, is daar 'n afname in die getal afdankings van korruptes. Tussen 2003 en 2009 het skuldiges wat afgedank is, afgeneem van 47% tot slegs 11%.
Tweedens, die aantal amptenare wat intern skuldig bevind is aan finansile wangedrag en teen wie kriminele klagtes gel is, het ook afgeneem van 54% in die boekjaar 2003 na slegs 24% in die boekjaar 2008.
Derdens, oor die afgelope vyf jaar het die terugbetaling van gesteelde geld afgeneem vanaf 50% in die boekjaar 2005 tot slegs 13% in die boekjaar 2009.
Die regering stuur die boodskap uit dat korruptes die staatskas maar kan besteel, want hulle kom weg daarmee. As die regering ernstig is oor die uitwissing van korrupsie, sal hulle sterk sanksies teen korruptes toepas. (Translation of Afrikaans member's statement follows.)
[Ms A M DREYER (DA): Hon Speaker, to combat corruption, offenders must be aware that they will lose their jobs, would have to repay the money and will be criminally prosecuted, or else they get away with misconduct. However, the facts are as follows: Firstly, even though there has been an increase in senior government officials who have internally been found guilty of financial misconduct, there has been a decrease in the number of dismissals of corrupt individuals. Between 2003 and 2009 offenders who have been dismissed have decreased from 47% to only 11%.
Secondly, the number of officials who have been found guilty of financial misconduct and who were criminal charged have also decreased, from 54% in the 2003 financial year to only 24% in the 2008 financial year.
Thirdly, over the past five years the repayment of stolen money has decreased from 50% in the 2005 financial year to only 13% in the 2009 financial year.
The government is sending out the message that corrupt individuals can go ahead and plunder the state coffers, because they get away with it. If the government is serious about the eradication of corruption, they would implement powerful sanctions against corrupt individuals.]