Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said action will be taken against a Sandton police officer who was caught on camera speaking to DStv about her account in front of a victim waiting to report a crime.
According to a statement on the SA Police Service website, “Constable LC Phaswane of Sandton Police Station used state resources to deal with her personal issues while ignoring our people who came for service.”
Mbalula confirmed that disciplinary processes have been initiated and must serve as a warning to other ‘rotten potatoes’.
“We will not tolerate rogue elements within our ranks, we must name and shame them,” he said.
A Lady went to report crime only to be told "sorry i can’t help You, I need to sort out my dstv first, come tomorrow" SAPS is fighting crime pic.twitter.com/gqyPIyErvv
— Man’s NOT Barry Roux (@AdvoBarryRoux) October 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/MbalulaFikile/status/915556253593686016
Following this incident, Mbalula has launched a campaign calling on South Africans to report service delivery complaints.
“This campaign will go a long way to strengthen the partnership between police and our people,” said Mbalula.
Mbablula has instructed all police generals in different provinces to respond to these complaints.
“People must report genuine cases, as scarce resources will be used to resolve these complaints, therefore people must not abuse this campaign by reporting false or hoax cases,” said Mbalula.
https://twitter.com/MbalulaFikile/status/915530202972934144
https://twitter.com/MbalulaFikile/status/915585597854580736
Here’s what people had to say on social media:
Can't be making personal calls while there's someone infront of you seeking help. There's no excuse
— 🦋Xoliswa🦋 (@_Xo_On1) October 3, 2017
how is firing her gonna solve anything? Shes gonna be replaced by someone who's going to do the very same thing or even worse.
— Malope (@tjramms) October 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/SheldoHamilton/status/915562386047856641
find ways to motivate them. These people earn peanuts, always swamped with work not to mention their working conditions
— Malope (@tjramms) October 4, 2017
Wooow this is a great initiative but could also impact negatively to the community members that have personal vendettas with the officers…
— Jeso Kreste🇿🇦 (@Jeso_Kreste) October 4, 2017
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