The Citizen reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday it was shocked to learn that only 13 Gauteng police officers had been convicted for committing crimes out of 137 who had been arrested.  

Of those arrested, 124 were still awaiting trial.  DA Gauteng MPL John Moodey pointed out that those figures were only for cases reported over the last three financial years.  In a written reply to Moodey’s questions in the Gauteng legislature, MEC for community safety, Faith Mazibuko, indicated that 53 police officers were arrested and six convicted in the 2016/17 financial year, 40 police officers were arrested and five convicted in 2017/18 financial year and 44 police officers were arrested and two convicted in the 2018/19 financial year.  The crimes committed by the convicted officers ranged from theft, attempted murder and armed robbery to corruption, reckless and negligent driving, corruption and murder.  Out of 13 convictions, four were for reckless and negligent driving and three for murder and attempted murder.  The DA called on Mazibuko to liaise with the national minister of police to monitor and track the dockets of the 124 police officers awaiting trial to ensure that they were investigated and prosecuted effectively.

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