The officers who escorted a learner to a matric dance in a police vehicle on the weekend in Estcourt have been suspended and will have to pay the price.
Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the Provincial Commissioner of the KwaZulu-Natal police, ordered the suspension of the police officers on 28 August, while an internal misconduct investigation is underway. The officers have also been ordered to pay for their human resource blunder.
A video circulating on social media platforms showed the officers offering a colleague’s matric child a blue light escort to the dance at the Escourt High School. This move irked the public, who voiced their outrage on social media.“
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OFFICERS ESCORTED A LEARNER TO A MATRIC DANCE
A media statement from police in KwaZulu-Natal confirmed the officers’ temporary suspension from operations pending an internal investigation.
The statement indicated that the actions of the ‘matric dance’ officers showed negligence of their primary duties. Instead of providing visible policing, responding to public complaints, and keeping the public safe, the officers were using State resources for their personal use.
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