Question NW1286 to the Minister of Transport

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05 June 2017 - NW1286

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Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What is the total number of examiners of vehicles in North West who have been convicted of issuing fraudulent certificates of road worthiness and continue to practice as examiners, (b) why have the specified examiners not been charged and arrested and (c) by what date will they be arrested and charged?

Reply:

It is difficult to report on the statistics relating to convictions of examiners due to the prolonged period it takes to finalise a case; and due to the fact that once a case has been opened with the South African Police Service (SAPS), they must conduct investigations and ultimately prepare the docket for the Department of Justice to prosecute. Therefore a case may take much longer than expected to be finalised. This involves arms of government other than the Department of Transport.

a) The North West Department of Transport reported on the following:

Four (4) Examiners had been arrested and charged.

Of the four (4), one (1) examiner resigned during the process,

One (1) examiner was found guilty by the Wolmaranstad Magistrate Court and sentence will be passed on the 9th June 2017.

Two (2) Examiners' case ongoing at the Tlhabane Magistrate Court, but are currently on bail and the hearing postponed to the 8th June 2017 - Case No. 336/02/2017

One (1) Runner and a Clerk arrested with the Examiner above, case also ongoing - Case No. 336/02/2017

The examiner who was found guilty is not currently working as an examiner.

b) See above (a)

c) See above (b)

 

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