Civil rights organisation Action Society has expressed deep concern over the latest revelation of unsolved crimes across South Africa, reports Cape {town} Etc.
Civil rights organisation Action Society has expressed deep concern over the latest revelation of unsolved crimes across South Africa, reportsFollowing the Democratic Alliance’s request in May 2024 for information on the 5.
‘This is a massive issue. We have repeatedly stated that we need to stop focusing only on the poorly trained troops on the ground,’ said Action Society spokesperson Juanita du Preez. ‘But we need to ensure there are specialised personnel that can investigate these cases to the very end and bring justice to victims.’
Du Preez added that South Africa has come to resemble a type of war zone over the recent years, and nobody feels safe in their homes anymore. According to the breakdown, a total of 274 370 case dockets were closed due to insufficient evidence or leads in the Western Cape in the following categories:‘The sheer number of unsolved cases is almost unfathomable. How can things have been allowed to get this bad?’ continued du Preez, adding, however, that the organisation remains hopeful that ‘there is light at the end of the tunnel’ given the appointment of a new minister of police.
‘We have already reached out to Minister Mchunu with our suggested solutions on how we can ameliorate the crime situation in the country,’ concluded du Preez., said it will write to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police to request that the Minister and National Commissioner be brought before the committee to present their plans to ‘remedy these critical failures within the SAPS’.
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