Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Helicopters to help fight crime grounded for months

Florentia Roamn
24 July 2012

Reports state that helicopters belonging to the South African Police Service Air Wing have been grounded for months.

Not allowing for it to be used as a valuable crime fighting resource.

A few weeks ago 15 of the 37 helicopters were said to be waiting for routine inspection, followed by reports that a further three were in Cape Town waiting on repairs.

The DA’s Shadow Minister of Police Dianne Kohler Barnard said that  each of these helicopters cost between R 15 – 20 million.

This could mean that nearly R 300 million worth of crime fighting equipment is not being used to keep South African citizens safe.

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