Question NW261 to the Minister of Police

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) With reference to his reply to question 4008 on 8 January 2024 that 357 firearms and 148 rounds of ammunition were stolen from the 13 stores where the SA Police Service stores evidence, what (a) total number of cases were effected by the specified theft, (b) was the result of the specified cases due to the lack of evidence and (c) type of criminal cases were in question in each case; (2) whether any claims were filed against the State due to evidence that were lost; if not, why not; if so, what (a) total number of claims were filed, (b) number of the specified claims were successful and (c) was the result in each case?