Founder of the Justice Project South Africa Howard Dembovsky says there was no need for the Ekurhuleni metro police officer to be breathalysed. A video that has been widely circulated shows the heavily intoxicated, slurring metro police officer staggering as he argued with bystanders.
Ekurhuleni acting mayor Lesiba Mpya told Clement Manyathela earlier on the Xolani Gwala Show that the officer has been suspended but cannot confirm if he was on duty.
Joanne Joseph speaks to Howard Dembovsky on what charges the officer could possibly face. Being drunk in public requires no level of alcohol in your bloodstream in order for a conviction to arise. But that is the least of his worries.
In terms of the Firearms Control Act, no person who is in a position of a firearm may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He has a lot of explaining to do and some very serious criminal charges pending against him.
There are a lot of serious charges he could face, he adds. He could face a hefty fine, imprisonment and can be declared unfit to possess a firearm.
In other news – Special tribunal to recover state’s stolen billions to start next week
The value of cases ready for adjudication and recovery stands at R14.7 billion, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice. The era of impunity is behind us,” Justice Minister Ronald Lamola warned as he announced that the special tribunal to recover billions looted from the state will commence its work on October 1.
On Thursday, Lamola gazetted the regulations for the Special Investigation Unit’s Special Tribunal. These regulations came into effect upon their publication in the Government Gazette. The tribunal was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa in February, after an announcement to that effect in his State of the Nation Address. Read more
Source: EWN
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