National police commissioner Riah Phiyega waged a lengthy battle to fight for transformation in the police, Popcru said on Thursday.
"She has been faced with a number of court cases in which decisions of the department to uphold affirmative action policies have come under fire," said Nkosinathi Theledi, the general secretary of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru).
The union pledged its support to Phiyega, saying it had noted negative media reports about her.
"We believe that some of the criticism she faces is as a result of the bold moves she and her team have made to ensure that the face of SAPS is transformed to represent the country's racial ratios."
Theledi said the launch of the police academy in Paarl was one of the milestones achieved during her tenure.
"Popcru does not discourage fair criticism of the police service. However we are disturbed by continuous reports which want to paint the organisation as dysfunctional while our peace of mind and stability as a country can be greatly attributed to SAPS members."
He said the union was pleased with the work the police had been doing to weed out corrupt elements within the service.
"We have witnessed the arrests and dismissals of officers who were found guilty of wrongdoing and we say to SAPS -- continue doing so as we believe in a clean police service."
He encouraged police officers to invest more in the investigation of crimes committed against their fellow officers.
Popcru supports Phiyega
"She has been faced with a number of court cases in which decisions of the department to uphold affirmative action policies have come under fire," said Nkosinathi Theledi, the general secretary of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru).
The union pledged its support to Phiyega, saying it had noted negative media reports about her.
"We believe that some of the criticism she faces is as a result of the bold moves she and her team have made to ensure that the face of SAPS is transformed to represent the country's racial ratios."
Theledi said the launch of the police academy in Paarl was one of the milestones achieved during her tenure.
"Popcru does not discourage fair criticism of the police service. However we are disturbed by continuous reports which want to paint the organisation as dysfunctional while our peace of mind and stability as a country can be greatly attributed to SAPS members."
He said the union was pleased with the work the police had been doing to weed out corrupt elements within the service.
"We have witnessed the arrests and dismissals of officers who were found guilty of wrongdoing and we say to SAPS -- continue doing so as we believe in a clean police service."
He encouraged police officers to invest more in the investigation of crimes committed against their fellow officers.
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