Question NW3036 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
13 October 2022 - NW3036
Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What total number of departmental officials are (a) serving sentences for smuggling contraband into prison cells, (b) facing criminal charges and (c) facing internal departmental probes on smuggling contraband, but without formal criminal charges arising from a criminal case?
Reply:
a) There are three (03) officials serving sentences for smuggling contraband into prison cells as follows:
- 02: Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West (LMN) Region
- 01: Eastern Cape Region (EC)
b) A total of 19 officials are facing criminal charges in the following regions.
- 11 cases from KwaZulu-Natal Region
- 03 cases from EC Region
- 02 cases from LMN Region
- 03 cases from Gauteng Region
c) The total number of officials facing internal departmental probes on smuggling contraband without formal criminal charges for the past two financial years including the current financial year as follows:
|
Financial Year |
Total Number |
|
2020/2021 |
34 |
|
2021/2022 |
104 |
|
2022/2023 (April-August 2022) |
56 |
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