36/1/4/1/201400092
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 495
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11 JULY 2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 4-2014)
495. Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) (a) How many SA Police Service (SAPS) officers in each province were
charged with aiding an escapee in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and
(iii) 2012-13 financial years and (b) how many such cases (i) have
been withdrawn or (ii) are pending;
(2) (a) how many SAPS officers were found (i) guilty and (ii) not guilty
for aiding an escapee in each province and (b) what sanctions were
taken against those found guilty?
NW574E
REPLY:
(1)(a) SA Police Service officers who were charged with aiding an
escapee are as follows:
(i) 2010-11 = 258
(ii) 2011-12 = 310
(iii) 2012-13 = 339
|Provinces / Divisions |2010-11 |2011-12 |2012-13 |
|Eastern Cape |32 |41 |39 |
|Free State |26 |33 |7 |
|Gauteng |34 |62 |32 |
|KZN |19 |53 |73 |
|Limpopo |11 |14 |13 |
|Mpumalanga |5 |13 |26 |
|Northern Cape |1 |- |7 |
|North West |20 |15 |42 |
|Western Cape |108 |77 |96 |
|Crime Intelligence |1 |- |3 |
|ORS |- |1 |1 |
|PSS |1 |1 |- |
|Total |258 |310 |339 |
(b) The number of casesâ° withdrawn or (ii) pending are as
follows:
(i) 2010-11 â Withdrawn = 18
Pending = 15
(ii) 2011-12 - Withdrawn = 39
Pending = 15
(iii) 2012-13 - Withdrawn = 41
Pending = 12
|Provinces/ |2010-11 |2011-12 |2012-13 |
|Divisions | | | |
| |Withdrawn |Pending |Withdrawn |Pending |Withdrawn |Pending |
|Free State |- |- |8 |0 |0 |- |
|Gauteng |1 |7 |2 |7 |6 |- |
|KZN |1 |- |4 |- |8 |- |
|Limpopo |- |2 |1 |- |1 |- |
|Mpumalanga |- |- |4 |- |- |- |
|Northern Cape|- |- |- |- |- |- |
|North West |1 |- |1 |- |3 |5 |
|Western Cape |14 |6 |15 |7 |20 |7 |
|PSS |- |- |1 |- |- |- |
|Total |18 |15 |39 |15 |41 |12 |
â° Note: Response in respect of (1)(b) relates to cases whereas the rest
relates to members.
(2) (a) The number of SAPS officers found (i) guilty and (ii) not
guilty for aiding an escapee are as follows:
(i) 2010-11 - Guilty = 149
Not guilty = 85
(ii) 2011-12 - Guilty = 189
Not guilty = 82
(iii) 2012-13 - Guilty = 178
Not guilty = 121
|Provinces/ |2010-11 |2011-12 |2012-13 |
|Divisions | | | |
| |Guilty |Not |Guilty |Not |Guilty |Not |
| | |guilty | |guilty | |guilty |
|Free State |18 |8 |14 |12 |7 |- |
|Gauteng |19 |9 |42 |11 |25 |3 |
|KZN |14 |4 |37 |15 |29 |38 |
|Limpopo |8 |1 |8 |5 |7 |5 |
|Mpumalanga |2 |3 |7 |2 |14 |13 |
|Northern Cape |- |1 |- |- |7 |- |
|North West |6 |14 |11 |3 |11 |23 |
|Western Cape |60 |34 |49 |17 |53 |22 |
|Crime |1 |- |- |- |- |2 |
|Intelligence | | | | | | |
|ORS |- |- |1 |- |- |1 |
|PSS |1 |- |- |- |- |- |
|Total |149 |85 |189 |82 |178 |121 |
(b) The following sanctions were imposed against those found guilty:
See attached Annexure A, B & C.
| | | | | | | |Annexure A |
|Q495 - Sanctions against Aiding Escapees: 2010-11 |
|PROV/DIV |Fine|Counsell|Dismis|Verbal|Writte|Final |Suspend|Suspend|
| |s |ing |sal |Warnin|n |Writte|ed |ed |
| | | | |g |Warnin|n |Without|Sanctio|
| | | | | |g |Warnin|Pay |n |
| | | | | | |g | | |
|CRIME |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |
|INTELLIGENCE | | | | | | | | |
|EASTERN CAPE |7 |0 |2 |2 |2 |0 |0 |10 |
|FREE STATE |9 |0 |1 |0 |4 |1 |0 |10 |
|GAUTENG |10 |1 |2 |0 |1 |2 |0 |8 |
|KZN |10 |0 |1 |0 |1 |2 |0 |0 |
|LIMPOPO |7 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |
|MPUMALANGA |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |2 |
|NORTH WEST |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |3 |
|NORTHERN CAPE|0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|PSS |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |
|WESTERN CAPE |15 |2 |1 |7 |19 |10 |0 |9 |
|TOTAL |60 |3 |8 |9 |28 |18 |0 |44 |
| | | | | | | | |Annexure B |
|Q495 - Sanctions against Aiding Escapees: 2011-12 |
|PROV/DIV |Fine|Counsell|Dismiss|Verbal|Writte|Final |Suspende|Suspende|Suspende|
| |s |ing |al |Warnin|n |Writte|d |d |d |
| | | | |g |Warnin|n |Without |Sanction|Dismissa|
| | | | | |g |Warnin|Pay | |l |
| | | | | | |g | | | |
|EASTERN |11 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |7 |6 |
|CAPE | | | | | | | | | |
|FREE STATE|6 |1 |0 |0 |1 |3 |0 |0 |7 |
|GAUTENG |25 |0 |19 |0 |1 |1 |0 |4 |17 |
|KZN |18 |5 |0 |0 |5 |6 |2 |0 |13 |
|LIMPOPO |6 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |2 |
|MPUMALANGA|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |
|NORTH WEST|4 |0 |0 |2 |4 |0 |0 |1 |1 |
|ORS |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|PSS |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|WESTERN |17 |0 |1 |2 |12 |16 |0 |0 |9 |
|CAPE | | | | | | | | | |
|TOTAL |93 |6 |22 |4 |23 |29 |2 |12 |60 |
| | | | | | | | |Annexure C |
|Q495 - Sanctions against Aiding Escapees: 2012-13 |
|Prov/Div |Fines|Counsell|Dismiss|Verbal|Writte|Final |Suspende|Suspende|Suspende|
| | |ing |al |Warnin|n |Writte|d |d |d |
| | | | |g |Warnin|n |Without |Dismissa|Sanction|
| | | | | |g |Warnin|Pay |l | |
| | | | | | |g | | | |
|CRIME |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|INTELLIGENCE | | | | | | | | | |
|EASTERN CAPE |13 |0 |2 |0 |6 |0 |0 |8 |4 |
|FREE STATE |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 |
|GAUTENG |13 |0 |2 |0 |0 |2 |0 |20 |0 |
|KZN |19 |0 |3 |0 |2 |4 |2 |6 |0 |
|LIMPOPO |9 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|MPUMALANGA |7 |1 |2 |0 |4 |0 |0 |5 |0 |
|NORTH WEST |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |5 |0 |1 |2 |
|NORTHERN CAPE |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |2 |1 |0 |
|ORS |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|WESTERN CAPE |10 |0 |0 |1 |28 |8 |0 |8 |0 |
|Total |78 |1 |10 |1 |42 |23 |4 |51 |7 |