Speaker, hon President, I think you have partly covered my question, but I will still ask the question. We agree, Mr President, that crime in South Africa is in the main violent and that criminals do not hesitate to murder innocent citizens and even our police officers.
It is also true that as they respond to crime, a few amongst our police officers sometimes act in a manner that makes them seem to be trigger- happy. Statistics reveal an upward trend of complaints received over the past five years, from 5 996 in 2004-05 to 6 119 in 2008-09 - an increase of 2%.
Mr President, what is the position of government towards such alleged trigger-happy officers? I thank you.