Question NW1139 to the Minister of Police
07 June 2017 - NW1139
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the Minister of Police
What progress has the SA Police Service made to recover the 15 computers stolen from the Office of the Chief Justice’s offices following a burglary on 18 March 2017; (2) (a) what is the current status of the investigation into the burglary, (b) what is the docket number, (c) which unit is the specified docket currently with and (d) who is or are the investigating officer(s); (3) has anyone been (a) questioned or (b) arrested yet; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(1) The case docket is still under investigation and none of the stolen computers
have been recovered. Several persons have been questioned and premises were visited but the stolen computers could not be traced.
(2)(a) The investigation has not yet been completed and various enquiries are being persued to trace the stolen computers. The investigating officer is also following up on information relating to other possible suspects.
(2)(b) The case docket has been registered as: Midrand CAS 567/03/2017.
(2)(c)(d) The case docket has been allocated to the Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit. The particulars of the investigating officer cannot be divulged to ensure that the investigation is conducted without fear or favour.
(3)(a)(b) Yes, a suspect was questioned and arrested. The case against the suspect has been remanded to 17 May 2017, for further investigation.