The Office of the Public Protector released a scathing report on how government departments are ill-equipped to deal with GBV.
The Democratic Alliance says the pandemic of gender-based violence has reached a crisis level and has called on the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to implement the Public Protector’s remedial actions to ensure that the criminal justice system can adequately protect victims.
The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach said they also noted the remedial actions for SAPS and Department of Social Development, which focus on an integrated effort across these departments to ensure effective handling of GBV cases., Gcaleka said the investigation emanates from the murders of Altecia Kortje and her seven-year-old daughter in Bellville, Cape Town, in June 2020.
It was alleged that the court officials’ conduct was improper, constituted maladministration, and prejudiced her and her family. However, the investigation found no wrongdoing on their part.THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND OVERSEEING THE COURTS WHEN DEALING WITH GBV CASES.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE , WHICH HAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE OF PREVENTING, COMBATING AND INVESTIGATING CRIME AND IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY AGENCIES OF THE STATE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY GBV VICTIMS, AS FIRST RESPONDERS.
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