Action Society is ecstatic that cabinet has finally approved the submission of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill to parliament for processing. “This is great progress and it is a step in the right direction and a big win for victims of GBV. But approving such crucial legislation should
Over 37,000 DNA specimens in sexual offences cases are yet to be processed in the Western Cape alone. Read the full article here: https://www.groundup.org.za/article/sexual-offences-cases-being-delayed-and-withdrawn-due-dna-processing-backlog/
Action Society will be lodging a complaint with the Office of the Public Protector on Friday 22 October 2021. This complaint requests the Public Protector to investigate, as a matter of extreme urgency the failure to deal with the backlog of DNA evidence in a sufficiently expeditious manner; and the
Let’s look at a legal development that could be good for crime prevention. The passing of the Convicted Offenders Amendment Bill would mean convicted offenders will have a DNA sample taken before they’re released from prison. So what is the delay? Civil rights organisation, Action Society, says it’s in preparations
The Action Society Justice Fund was launched this month to assist in the civil rights organisation’s High Court application aimed at forcing Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the Convicted Offenders Bill (CO Bill). “These legal proceedings are necessary due to Bheki Cele’s constant failure to bring the CO Bill to parliament.
A 12-year-old boy who was raped and abused between 2013 and 2017 is one of thousands neglected by the DNA board due to non-performance. The alleged abuse and rape allegedly occurred from the time he was four years old until eight. “The DNA board management should be sacked. The secretary
Action Society has instructed their attorneys to start preparing the court case against the Presidency, the Commissioner of Police, National Minister of Police and the Commissioner of Correctional Services, to demand that section 36D(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act No. 51 of 1977 be implemented. The organisation sent a letter
Over the weekend, Police Minister Bheki Cele visited several forensic laboratories and expressed concern over a backlog of about 240 000 DNA samples that needed to be analysed. Read more: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/2630131/dna-test-backlog-delaying-justice/
Minister of Police Bheki Cele has eventually admitted that the SAPS messed up the management of forensic DNA samples linked to violent crime in South Africa. The big question is – when is he going to do something about it? Action Society says there’s been enough talk about the DNA
DA MP Andrew Whitfield is calling for the implementation of a bill that will make DNA sample test collection compulsory. Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR6otraMvSg&ab_channel=eNCA
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