In just 18 months, the South Africa Police Service in the Eastern Cape has fired 73 police officers guilty of rape, murder, kidnapping, dealing in drugs and possession of stolen vehicles.
The shocking details were tabled by safety and liaison MEC Weziwe Tikana at the provincial legislature recently.
Some of the officers were found guilty of other serious crimes including armed robbery, fraud, corruption, theft, loss of a firearm, culpable homicide and defeating the ends of justice.
Tikana revealed that civil claims against the SAPS in the province had almost doubled in the past financial year.
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73 criminal cops fired in E Cape
The shocking details were tabled by safety and liaison MEC Weziwe Tikana at the provincial legislature recently.
Some of the officers were found guilty of other serious crimes including armed robbery, fraud, corruption, theft, loss of a firearm, culpable homicide and defeating the ends of justice.
Tikana revealed that civil claims against the SAPS in the province had almost doubled in the past financial year.
For the full story get a copy of the Dispatch or subscribe to our e-Edition for the complete newspaper with jobs, classifieds, crosswords, TV schedules and back editions
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