SEDIBENG. Police safety remains should remain a primary concern in this country and they must be protected.
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) in Sedibeng believes that more needs to be done to protect police officers as they are being killed at will. This they said as they mourn the death of Detective Sergeant Moamohe who was killed in Waldrift, Vereeniging on Tuesday.
It is said that two police officers had just picked up Moamohe from Waldrift in Vereeniging at around 19:10 to start their new shift at Sebokeng Police Station when the incident took place. As they were travelling few houses down the road, they noticed something suspicious happening around a vehicle. It apparently appeared to the officers that a person was forced into the boot of the vehicle. The police driver is said to have reversed to investigate before they (the police) were fired upon by the men that were at the suspicious vehicle.
The 40-year-old Moamohe, who was sitting at the back of the vehicle was apparently struck by a bullet in the head.
POPCRU Sedibeng said, “As we mourn her death we bow our heads down in grief of her sudden departure at the hands of criminal elements. It is our long standing view that the management of SAPS does not have a comprehensive plan and a concerted approach in dealing with the scourge of police killings. We appeal to the community to help in bringing the perpetrators of such horrible acts to book. The latest statistics reveal that police killings are on the rise, they are targeted by criminals at all material times and the trend seems to have reached unprecedented levels. Our members should not die with their guns, those in the line of duty must act decisively when confronted.”
Police appeal to anyone who might have information that can lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of this heinous crime to send a tip off on MySAPSApp or to contact SAPS Crime stop number 08600 10111.
All information will be treated with confidence and callers may remain anonymous.
