Question NW1376 to the Minister of Police

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13 June 2017 - NW1376

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Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Police

(1)What number of members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) are currently fully and comprehensively trained to use the software application commonly referred to as Analyst Notebook; 2) what number of (a) applications for cell phone data in terms of section 19 of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act, Act 70 of 2002, were submitted by the SAPS to (i) the designated judge, (ii) regional magistrates and (iii) magistrates in the period 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2017 and (b) of the specified applications were (i) granted and (ii) declined in each case; (3) what number of times has the SAPS outsourced the (a) investigation or (b) analysis of cell phone data to private consultants in the specified period; (4) whether any measures have been put in place to prevent the abuse of cell phone data by (a) SAPS members and/or (b) private consultants; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply:

(1) 785

(2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b)(i)(ii) This information is classified

(3)(a)(b) This information is classified

(4)(a)(b) This information is classified

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