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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 546
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 25 NOVEMBER 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2011)
Date reply submitted: 13 December 2011
546. Mr D B Feldman (COPE-Gauteng) to ask the Minister of Police:
(Interdepartmental transfer â 25/11)
Whether the Government has successfully prosecuted scrap metal dealers who
were and/or are buying copper cable that has been stolen from the
Government or government entities during the period 1 January 2009 up to
the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why
not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CW649E
REPLY:
Yes,
A number of people have been arrested and the cases are before the court.
With regard to actual conviction there were (3) convictions resulted in
twelve (12) years imprisonment and one (1) conviction resulted in two (2)
years imprisonment.
Reply to question 546 approved by the Minister