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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 631
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 25 NOVEMBER 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 39- 2011)
Date reply submitted: 13 December 2011
631. Mr D V Bloem (COPE-FS) to ask the Minister of Police:
Whether, with reference to a media report (name furnished) the SA Police
Service has developed (a) an advanced training and (b) any disciplinary
programmes following (i) complaints of sexual assault and rape cases that
have been lodged against the members of SAPS at Umbilo police station in
Durban and (ii) the alleged refusal by officers to open a case involving
three teenage orphans who were raped (details furnished); if not, why not;
if so, what are the relevant details?
CW776E
REPLY:
a) The South African Police Service has the following learning programmes
regarding sexual offences:
- Sexual Offences Learning Programme for First Responders; Sexual
Offences Learning Programme for Investing Officers;
- Integrated Sexual offences Learning Programme; Sexual Offences
Learning Programme for the Family Violence, Child Protection and
Sexual Offences Unit.
A one week first responder course for sexual offences and a two week
course for investigators have been implemented for Visible Policing
members at Umbilo police station. In addition to this, a one day
workshop has been presented to inform members about the Criminal Law
Amendment Act on sexual offences.
(b)(i) No.
(b)(ii) No
NB: The complaint was fully investigated and it is evident that the
complainants were attended to on the date when they came to open a case. A
criminal case, Umbilo CAS 152/11/2011 was registered on 2011-11-07 and the
three teenagers were taken for a medical evaluation.
Reply to question 631 approved by the Minister