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Hoedspruit SAPS and Farmwatch collaboration in the war against crime is an example to all – Action Society

Action Society praised a valiant effort by the Hoedspruit Farmwatch along with the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Hoedspruit and The Hawks’s Serious Organised Crime Investigation members for apprehending various suspects involved in a G4S armoured vehicle heist on 20 September 2023. The armed robbers attacked the escort vehicle,

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Action Society SUBMISSION: CO Bill

Submission to the NCOP SECURITY & JUSTICE COMMITTEE On the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill [B25-2021] (National Assembly – sec 75)   by Ian Cameron, Director: Community Safety, Action Society   15 July 2022    

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KOSMOS 94.1: Digitale permitstelsel vir wapens is rookskerm – Action Society

Die Suid-Afrikaanse minister van polisie, Bheki Cele, het planne om ‘n digitale vuurwapenpermitstelsel in te stel in ‘n poging om ongeregistreerde vuurwapens uit die strate te hou. Ian Cameron van die burgerregte-groep Action Society, het oor die digitalisering van die vuurwapenregister gesê die polisie moet eerder van die reeds beskikbare

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eNCA: Crime in SA | Firearm permit system shut down

Police Minister Bheki Cele has spoken of plans to digitise the registration of firearms. Cele says police have been struggling to keep unregistered firearms out of the hands of criminals but civil rights organisation, Action Society, argues police wouldn’t be facing this dilemma if they were making use of the

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News24: Rawsonville farm murder: Teen found hiding in cupboard after 89-year-old woman beaten to death

Civil rights organisation Action Society decried the violent attack, saying that increased community mobilisation and positive youth influences were “desperately needed” to combat crimes against women. Spokesperson, Kelly Baloyi said: She said society should “deal with the root causes of why the youth is involved in these horrific crimes” and

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Action Society lodges complaint with Public Protector on DNA backlog

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 police service of misleading Parliament and South African citizens.

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