Agb Adjunkspeaker, die burgers van 'n land moet vetroue kan h in hul polisielede, want die polisie is die enigste instansie waarheen burgers kan gaan waar hulle voel hul regte, asook hul lewens, beskerm word.
Nou wil ek vir die agb Minister s, u het vandag van hierdie podium af gehoor van die een voorbeeld na die ander van wangedrag onder ons polisielede. Agb Minister, die publiek van Suid-Afrika het op hierdie oomblik nie die vertroue in die Polisiediens wat hulle behoort te h nie. Daar gebeur te voel goed, en ek stem saam, dit is drdie lede wat 'n verleentheid is vir die ander lede in ons polisie.
Ek wil ook vir u s, agb Minister, dat die VF Plus hierdie wetsontwerp verwelkom. Dit is 'n wetsontwerp wat al lankal hier gedebatteer moes gewees het en alreeds gemplementeer moes gewees het.
Maar ek wil vir u s, u kan soveel strukture en soveel rade en direktorate instel as u wil, maar u moet gaan kyk na die dissipline wat in ons Polisiediens heers. Ons mense het nie genoeg dissipline nie. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Deputy Speaker, the citizens of a country should be able to trust the members of their police, because the police are the only institution to which citizens can turn for the protection of their rights as well as their lives.
Now I want to say to the Minister that he has heard here today, from this podium, one example after the other of misconduct by police officers. Hon Minister, right now the South African public does not have the confidence it should have in the Police Service. There is too much going on, and I agree that those members are an embarrassment to the others in our Police Service.
I also want to tell you, hon Minister, that the FF Plus welcomes this Bill. It is a Bill that should have been debated here a long time ago and implemented already.
But I want to say that while you may introduce as many structures, councils and directorates as you wish, you should rather be looking at the discipline that prevails in our Police Service. Our people do not possess enough discipline.]
They are not proud to be members of the SA Police Service. If they were proud, they would comply with the rules and set an example to citizens of our country to comply with legislation. There is a lack of that pride and discipline in our Police Service, and I miss it.
So, ons kan wel hierdie direktoraat h, maar ons moet indringend gaan kyk om die dissipline in die Polisiediens terug te bring.
Verder wil ek s dat ons nou wel die direktoraat het wat ons gaan instel, maar ons moet dan ook seker maak dat hierdie direktoraat dit prakties kan uitvoer. Ek is bekommerd. Ons moet sorg dat hulle genoeg mannekrag het en dat hulle die finansies het om behoorlike ondersoeke te kan doen. Dan sal ons weer die vertroue in die Polisiediens terugkry. Ek dank u. (Translation of Afrikaans paragraphs follows.)
[So we can have this directorate, but we should thoroughly investigate the restoration of discipline in the Police Service.
Furthermore, although there may be this directorate that we are going to introduce, we should still ensure its ability to act. I am concerned. We must ensure the presence of sufficient manpower and funds to undertake proper investigations. Then we will regain our trust in the Police Service. Thank you.]