TV programme to cover sector forum’s police revolt
M-net actuality programme Carte Blanche was in Toti this week, filming interviews to air a programme on the sector forum's revolt against Toti SAPS.
At a combined sector 1 and 2 public meeting in January, a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the Toti SAPS was tabled and carried.
Many issues were raised, including the refusal to open cases or issue case numbers, a slow or no response to call-outs with a lack of accountability, failure to adhere to basic police procedure or officers in breach of their employment contract, failure to charge alleged, identified criminals, abuse or misuse of power and government property and police officers involved in criminal activities.
A group of concerned residents, who have been nominated to drive the process, researched and collected reports of a number of incidents, most of which were reported in the Sun in the last 18 months, to substantiate the vote.
Copies of the dossier were emailed to the relevant SAPS provincial structures and hand-delivered to Toti SAPS. “I also went onto the Carte Blanche website and attached a copy of the memorandum on Tuesday, 18 February,” said spokesman, Louise Marais. “They contacted me the following day to set up interviews.”
Interviews were conducted in Toti on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. Col Jay Naicker of the KZN police media centre was interviewed on Wednesday morning.
