147 Police Officers Identified for Domestic Abuse.
The SAPS identified 147 of its own officers as alleged perpetrators of domestic violence in the six months between April and September 2021 and 75 of them lost their service pistols as a result. Another 73 police officers across 50 police stations were identified as victims of domestic violence during the same period. This was revealed in the SA Police Service’s biannual report to parliament which focuses on the implementation of the domestic violence act by the police.
