Gender-based violence DNA samples being prioritised, says SAPS
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Sibahle Motha
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The South African Police Services has given an assurance that DNA samples required for court cases linked to gender-based violence are being prioritised.
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The announcement by police comes after forensic exhibits in the National Forensic DNA Database due to the Property Control and Exhibit Management (PCEM) system “disappeared” after being shut down by the service provider in June 2020.
Since then, SAPS has worked together with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and developed the Forensic Exhibit Management (FEM) to replace the previous system run by the service provider.