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More than R250 million has been set aside for the police to clear a massive DNA testing backlog.
This will include the processing of the National Prosecuting Authority s priority cases.
In November last year, Police Minister Bheki Cele told the Portfolio Committee of Police that the backlog amounted to 117 738 cases.
More than R250 million has been allocated toward efforts to clear a DNA testing backlog.
National police spokesperson Colonel Brenda Muridili said the R250 million would be allocated to the South African Police Service s baseline budget to prioritise DNA processing, according to the SABC.
This will include the processing of the National Prosecuting Authority s priority cases, Muridili told News24.
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Action Society lodges complaint with Public Protector on DNA backlog
Siyanda Ndlovu Picture: iStock Accuses the police service of misleading Parliament and South African citizens about the backlog in the police’s Forensic Science Laboratory.
Civil rights group Action Society has announced that it has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector (PP) against the SAPS and considering other legal options as the backlog of unprocessed DNA tests approaches the 200,000 mark.
The group has since accused the
It said the core of the problem lies in the dispute over costs and non-payment for computer systems at the police’s
Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) managing all evidence including Property Control and Exhibit Management (PCEM), which has been shut down since June last year.
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The Portfolio Committee on Police has resolved that the South African Police Service (Saps) and the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) must halt their legal dispute with Forensic Data Analysts (FDA) to enable the operation of the Saps PCEM (Property Control and Exhibit Management) information system.