DA to lodge human rights complaint against police and lab over DNA test backlog 08 March 2021 - 14:50 The backlog at the National Forensic Science Laboratory stands at close to 173,000 cases, which the DA says is a violation of victims rights. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/Felipe Caparros Cruz
The DA is to lodge a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against police and the National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL) over worsening backlogs in DNA testing.
DA MP Andrew Whitfield said his party believed the failure to keep the NFSL operating smoothly was a human rights violation on the part of the SAPS as victims suffered the indignity of waiting for justice while living in perpetual fear.