Question NW150 to the Minister of Police

Redelinghuys, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Police

With reference to paragraph 14.3 of the recommendations contained in the report compiled by CPN Forensic and Accounting Services on 23 April 2014 into alleged irregularities at the SA Police Service (SAPS), did the SAPS (a) conduct an audit into outstanding delivery notes, including a comparison of orders, invoices, delivery notes, payments and SAP 24 registers, (b) ask National Treasury to do any investigations in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999 and the Treasury Regulations into losses that occurred as a result of chemicals that have expired as a result of overstocking, (c) ensure that a proper independent scientific testing been carried out on samples of the chemicals that were in the CRC and LCRC stores to ascertain whether such samples were of an inferior quality and (d) report the issue of (i) VAT irregularities to the SA Revenue Service for further investigation, (ii) the possible matter of collusion between Crimetech Laboratories and Kriminalistik to the National Treasury, (iii) prima facie misrepresentations made by Crimetech Laboratories and Kriminalistik to the National Treasury and (iv) VAT irregularities committed by Crimetech Laboratories and Kriminalistik, to the National Treasury; if not in each case, why not; if so, (aa) what was the outcome of each specified action and (bb) what follow -up steps were taken in each case?