The management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) has instituted a departmental investigation into the conduct of a police constable, following an incident captured in a video clip that is circulating on social media.<\/p>\n
National SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Athlenda Mathe, said according to preliminary reports, the member – who is attached to the police\u2019s Rapid Railway Unit (RRU) – reported for duty on Saturday morning, 1 October 2022, under the influence of liquor.<\/p>\n
The hearing, Mathe said, would be in line with the SAPS 2016 Disciplinary Regulations. She said the commander immediately booked the constable off duty, based on his condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe member was also immediately disarmed and sent back home. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was later discovered that the constable proceeded on his own accord to Orlando Stadium in Soweto, and gained access to the stadium, after which he can be seen in a video clip, dancing on the soccer pitch,\u201d Mathe said.<\/p>\n
She said the status and dignity of the SAPS badge and uniform must at all times be safeguarded and protected with pride, especially by police officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, the management of SAPS views the unbecoming behaviour of the said member in a very serious light. SAPS will not hesitate to act against its own when found to be on the wrong side of the law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"