Withdrawal of cases a concern for West police
People are taking advantage of state resources to satisfy their wants or even worse, they open a case only to make a 'statement' to the suspects.
Pretoria West police are concerned about a high number of cases being withdrawn at the station lately.
There has been a lot of cases opened and then withdrawn within a matter of days, and most of the cases are related to gender-based violence, said police spokesperson Constable Sibongile Vuma.
Last Wednesday, the social crime prevention, trauma centre, sector manager, and communication officer of Pretoria West visited the Lotus Gardens clinic to inform the public about the crimes happening in the area.
“The main visit was to address the issue of withdrawn cases. We assured the public that police won’t have time for those who come to the station only to withdraw cases shortly after being reported,” Vuma said.
“People are taking advantage of state resources to satisfy their wants or even worse, they open a case only to make a statement to the suspects. As soon as the suspects are arrested, then the victim all of the sudden withdraws charges.
“In some instances, money was offered in return to withdrawing the case,” Vuma said, adding the station was monitoring the opening of false cases.
She also urged the community to report officers who abused power.
“The community is reminded that no police officer is above the law and if they feel like officers are abusing their power, they should feel free to report them,” Vuma said.
The Pretoria West police station urged members of the community a safe Easter and urged them to adhere to Covid-19 regulations.
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