Saps spends R1m in settlements every day, including for wrongful arrests

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Civil cases, including settlements for wrongful arrests and detentions, have increased by 52% over the last five years.

has witnessed an increase in civil cases and had to pay out R2.2 billion for wrongful arrests and detentions since 2018.

This comes after it emerged that police close one million dockets a year due to a lack of evidence or leads, meaning millions of victims of crime never see justice. A small portion of these closed dockets were also due to theft and loss of dockets. “It is patently obvious that the Minister is running what must be the most understaffed, underfunded, and undertrained SAPS ever seen,” Whitfield said.

 

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