Opinion
Fingerprints – the SAPS may take them, whatever it takes
Section 37 of the Criminal Procedure Act ensures that fingerprints may be taken when it is needed by the SAPS - even if they need to do so by force.
MBOMBELA – The obtaining of fingerprints is a task that is imperative in most crime investigations. The police may, therefore, oblige alleged criminals to provide their fingerprints for police records.
Section 37 of the Criminal Procedure Act enables the SAPS to take fingerprints of suspects. These fingerprints are then read into a system where the fingerprints of previous offenders appear.
Police officers are sometimes faces with difficulty as some suspects refuse to have their fingerprints taken. According to South African criminal procedure, the SAPS may use force to obtain the suspects so-operation in this regard.
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