UNational Police Commissioner, uFannie Masemola, uveze ukuthi amaphoyisa angaphezu kuka-2,000 axoshiwe emsebenzini eminyakeni emihlanu edlule ngenxa yokuziphatha okungafanele. UMasemola uveze lokhu kulandela ukuboshwa kwamaphoyisa ayi-11 ngamacala ahlobene nenkohlakalo eKwaZulu-Natal.
Ayisikhombisa kulawa maphoyisa avelile enkantolo ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, abhekene namacala enkohlakalo. Lamaphoyisa abekwa icala lokufuna ukugwazelwa ngemali engu-R100,000 kumnikazi webhizinisi ngemuva kokuba kutholakale izindodla zogwayi ongekho emthethweni ezitolo zakhe, futhi bemphoqa ukuthi akhokhe imali ukuze icala lingaphenywa.
Ekhuluma ngoLwesine, uMasemola uthe amaphoyisa azosebenzisa amandla anawo ukuqhubeka nokususa amalungu angalungile ngaphakathi enhlanganweni yabo. Uthe:
“Yize kudumaza ukubona abathintekayo beziphatha kabi, kuyakhuthaza ukuthi sibabambe, njengoba lokhu kunikeza umbutho ithuba lokuqhubeka nokuzihlanzela izigangi zangaphakathi. Siyabonisa ukuzimisela kwethu ukususa amazambane abolile njengoba eminyakeni emihlanu edlule sesixoshe amaphoyisa angu-2,118. Leli yiphupho elikhulu elibonisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekuqedeni ukonakala.”