Mthethwa admits cop corruption
2009-01-05 14:03
Johannesburg - Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday that the public's perception of police corruption was correct and vowed to crack down on graft in the SAPS.
"I am aware that some senior police officers are being investigated for corruption.
"We do not want such people in the police," he said in an SABC interview.
"The public perception that the police are corrupt is correct. Corrupt police officers should leave the police," he said.
Mthethwa, who came into office in September, said that new strategies put in place to tackle crimes have recently begun to yield good results.
"During this festive season, we really dealt a blow to crimes.... In most cases, we prevented crimes before they happened.
"We pre-empted crimes," including bank robberies across the country, he said without giving figures.
He said South Africa needed to strengthen crime intelligence, detection and prosecution, while reviewing anti-crime laws and the criminal justice system.
ANC president Jacob Zuma last month urged tougher legislation against all forms of crime.
- AFP