The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) provided the response as follows:
Municipal Councillors are implicated in 15 criminal cases listed in a table below:
Police Station |
Case No. |
No. of Suspect involved |
Status |
Beaufort West |
465/01/2016 |
1 |
DPP declined to prosecute |
Witbank |
700/07/2016 |
4 |
On trial |
Belfast |
90/06/2012 |
1 |
Under investigation |
Midrand |
140/05/2017 |
1 |
The case was handed for decision and a prosecutor to be assigned. |
Germiston |
223/06/2017 |
1 |
Under investigation |
Clanwilliam |
152/08/2012 |
4 |
Suspects were convicted and sentenced during October 2016. |
Stellenbosch |
251/12/2011 |
3 |
Decision of the NDP on the representation awaited. |
Stellenbosch |
451/02/2011 |
2 |
The case is at SCCU for decision since 2013, J175 awaited. |
Ladysmith |
132/06/2017 |
5 |
Under investigation. |
Ventersdorp |
63/07/2001 |
2 |
Court docket. |
Potchefstroom |
426/05/2013 |
2 |
Docket with DPP for decision. |
Parkweg Reitz |
03/08/2011 65/08/2013 |
4 |
Docket was handed to prosecutor for further decision. |
Pofadder |
15/11/2014 |
2 |
Under investigation. |
Garies |
22/02/2016 |
4 |
Under investigation. |
a) We are still awaiting a response from the DPCI with regard to the details in which the Councillors are from which municipalities.
b) Awaiting a response from the DPCI.
c) Revealing the names of implicated Councillors may compromise some of the investigations.
d) The status of each investigation is provided as per the response above.