The Authority of the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Boarrd) was grilled by members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee (PPC) on police to answer questions about its contradictory statistics.
Amnesty International South Africa has called on Police Minister Bheki Cele to give a clear outline of the DNA backlog of gender-based violence and femicide-related cases.
Gauteng Police commissioner Elias Mawela says the much publicised DNA processing backlog at the country’s forensic science laboratories remains a challenge to the fight against gender-based violence, but he adds other resources are being channeled to ensure police can respond to cases.
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