88% MUP-a Južnoafričke Republike HIV pozitivno

by Kermit Tue 23 Feb - 8:16

http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/591b17004bb717949241f6757c0fe497/Police-reveals-shocking-HIV-infection-stats-20160217

by Kermit Tue 23 Feb - 8:16

About 88% of active staff in the South African Police Services (SAPS) are HIV-positive.
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Deputy Police Minister Maggie Sotyu says they include police officers and non-career personnel.

She was speaking in at seminar to curb police deaths and killings which Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee is hosting.

"The 88% is made up of active personnel, clerks, public services act members and sweepers."

Meanwhile, Democratic Alliance (DA) member of the Police committee Zack Mbehel expressed shock at the figures.

"It's really quite staggering to hear that 88% of both public service Act's employees and SAPS police are on ARVs and HIV positive."

by Kermit Tue 23 Feb - 8:20

She noted that nearly half of South Africans feel there is no point in reporting crime “because they do not trust our police. It is truly a broken blue line.”

She concluded by pointing out that there were forty-seven murders every day in South Africa.

* A 2014 audit revealed that that 1,448 serving South African police officerswere convicted criminals, among them a major-general, ten brigadiers, 21 colonels, ten majors, 43 lieutenant-colonels, 163 captains, 84 lieutenants and 716 warrant officers.

The 1,448 police officers had all been convicted of “serious crimes” ranging from murder and attempted murder to rape, assault, corruption, theft, robbery, house-breaking, drug trafficking, domestic violence, and aiding escapees. At least 64 of them were based at police headquarters.