Almost 1,500 of South Africa's police officers have themselves committed crimes in a nation where security forces are notorious for brutality and corruption, according to an audit released Sunday. "The audit established that 1,448 members have criminal offences," Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced in a statement.
The two-year-long audit into the South African Police Service's (SAPS) 157,500 members found "serious challenges" in managing police discipline.
The service will now launch a review into the offences, to be completed by October, said Mthethwa. Main opposition party the Democratic Alliance demanded that all police workers with criminals records "be dismissed with immediate effect."
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