Speaker and Mr President, we warned before that the reintroduction of the army ranks to the Police Service and the militarisation of the Police Service was wrong and, in fact, unconstitutional. We warned that such a reintroduction is a slow walk back to Vlakplaas, but your government persisted. The result of this ill- conceived decision, which created a paramilitary unit, is creating tension between the community and the police. It is there for all to see. The Marikana massacre, the TRT, the Cato Manor hit squad, which has more than 45 bodies under its belt, is the result of this militarisation.
The question is, Mr President, how are you going to make sure that this militarisation that has created the impression that the Police Service now has firing power against unarmed civilians is going to be reversed? How are you going to make sure that it is reversed?