DA calls on Saps to implement mall strategy

Loyiso Langeni
22 October 2014

The Democratic Alliance is calling on police to implement a plan to bring an end to the increase of mall robberies in the country. 

DA MP of Police Dianne Kohler Barnard said the current situation is extremely worrying and the police cannot ignore this issue. 

 

“We need the SAPS Criminal Intelligence unit to go into overdrive to find and prosecute these thugs. Barnard added

Barnard also said The National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, made submissions to the portfolio committee on police in the last 48 hours suggesting that the South African Police Service Crime Intelligence was on top of the mall robberies scourge. This is clearly not the case, as the situation is spiraling out of control.

“I was absolutely correct in doubting this statement and I made it very clear in the committee that the National Commissioner was either unaware of the situation or being economical with the truth.” Barnard said.

 

Meanwhile police have set up a task team to deal with the recent robberies across the country, with the latest one happening in Somerset West where a security guard was killed during the robbery.