Question NW2632 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
13 September 2023 - NW2632
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(a) What (i) total number of witnesses have been enrolled in the witness protection programme in the past two financial years and (ii) is the average duration of stay of witnesses on the programme and (b) at what cost per witness in each month?
Reply:
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2021/2022 |
2022/23 |
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(a) (i) total number of witnesses enrolled in the witness protection programme in the past two financial years |
367 |
361 |
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(ii) average duration of stay of witnesses on the programme |
20 months |
22 months |
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(b) cost per witness in each month
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R 16 943.80 |
R 18 281.27 |