Question NW1040 to the Minister of Police
27 June 2017 - NW1040
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(1)With regard to the VIP Protection Services detail currently assigned to a certain person (name and details furnished), what is the (a) number of members of the VIP Protection Unit assigned to the specified detail, (b) number of vehicles allocated for use by the detail, (c) total monthly expenditure estimate for the detail and (d) total amount already spent on the detail (i) in the 2016-17 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2017; (2) with regard to the reported security threats that gave rise to the detail, (a) how many threats had been reported against the specified person as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what was the (i) date of each threat, (ii) nature of each threat, (iii) date of finalisation of each threat assessment and (iv) recommendations in respect of each threat assessment?
Reply:
The protection that is being provided to (name and details furnished) was informed by a thorough risk assessment, and is therefore warranted.
It needs be mentioned that the Acting National Commissioner provided the detail associated with the protection that is being provided, in person to the Portfolio Committee on Police (PCoP), during the South African Police Service’s (SAP’s) Budget Hearing with the PCoP on 3 May 2017.
The detail can, however, not be provided due to its sensitive nature, which in the public domain, may compromise the security of (name and details furnished) and members of the SAPS.