Media Release
03rd February 2011
POPCRU deplores the ill-treatment of Police Recruits at Training Institutions
We have noted the unfortunate allegations of ill-treatment of police recruits
at
Kwazulu-Natal. The apartheid belief system was premised on a military-style of
management that resided in “command and control” and such actions must be
condemned in the current conjuncture. And the Minister of the occasion of the
National Police Day reiterated that the four C’s-Command, Control,
Communication
and Coordination must be realized in the fightb against crime and corruption.
The Minister argued that these instruments will amongst others, be used to
enforce effective functionality of the South African Police Services
The COSATU Growth Path illustrated that we need to enhance “the whole Criminal
Justice culture, methodology and content on training and move away from a
militaristic and authoritarian behaviour towards a more socially-oriented
approach”.
As POPCRU we condemn such unethical behaviour and apartheid-style training
methods that still believe that instilling pain in the men and women in blue is
a ticket to eradicate crime when they are deployed in all institutions and we
argue that it ploughs "revenge mentality" which erodes respect for human rights.
And we reiterate our total rejection of violation of the human rights and also
labour rights of these recruits by inflicting pain on them. ”Skop and donder”
attitude has no room in the modern democracy.
For more information contact:
POPCRU General Secretary-Cde Nkosinathi Theledi 0825677803
Issued by:
Mampane Norman
National Spokesperson
POPCRU
Tel: 0112424600
Cell: 0720737959
Email: [email protected]
01 Marie Road
AucklandPark
2011
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