Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has urged newly appointed top cop, General Fannie Masemola, to establish gender-based violence (GBV) units across the country.
The Chapter 9 body said on Monday:
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Masemola’s appointment to the nation last week Thursday.
Ramaphosa stated at the time that Masemola had been a deputy police commissioner with an “outstanding record of achievements in policing across South Africa”.
This included helping with the de-escalation of violence in KwaZulu-Natal after the first democratic elections in 1994. The president added that Masemola brought to the position his experience in drastically reducing cash-in-transit crimes in the period around 2016. In addition, Masemola played a leading role in coordinating security for all elections since and including 1994, News24 reported.
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The Chapter 9 body wished Masemola well on his appointment and believed that through his leadership, the South African Police Services (SAPS) would “implement systems to escalate the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF)”.
The CGE cited the last three quarterly crime statistics as one of its biggest concerns, as it showed a rapid increase in contact crimes and sexual offences against women and girls.
“The CGE also calls on the national police commissioner to speedily address the historical DNA backlog, which continues to affect rape cases in courts across the country and denied victims of the justice they deserve.
“This delay in the processing of DNA cases has led to a high number of rape cases being thrown out of court and suspects walking free,” the CGE concluded.
Police comment was requested and will be added once received.
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