Hon Deputy Chair, R700 million in unspent funds is being taken away from the Police due to the non-implementation of the government 7-Point Plan for the Criminal Justice System. This money comes from detective services and is made up of R119 million being taken away from crime investigation, R138 million being taken away from the criminal record centre and R442 million being taken away from the Forensic Science Laboratory.
These are the guides who need to ensure that criminal cases reach the court in such a way that it can be successfully prosecuted. The National Director of Public Prosecutions in October this year indicated that prosecution rates for serious crimes have been lowest at 2% and there was a decrease of more than 10% in cases that reach the National Prosecuting Authority, NPA. This is entirely due to the fact that crime investigation is not functioning as it should and this government want to take away R700 million from it. This is why the police still don't have the basics such as adequate vehicles to do their job. Our economy loses R8 billion a year in banking fraud while the Hawks Unit is underfunded and most importantly the SAPS still show an inability to deal with gangsterism, farm murders, other murders and rape.