Police fork out R203m for wrongful arrests in 2015/16
Wrongful arrest settlements cost the police more than R203-million in the 2015-2016 financial year‚ Minister of Police Nathi Nhleko told Parliament.
The amount of money paid out in compliance with court orders has grown more than fivefold since the 2009-2010 financial year. The figures point to worrying professionalism in the operations of the Saps when conducting their work.
More than R170-million was paid in compliance with court orders and the other R33-million as a result of out-of-court settlements.
In a written response to a question from Democratic Alliance MP Zakhele Mbhele‚ Nhleko presented the figures from 2009-2010 to 2015-2016.
“The amounts paid during the respective financial years‚ were not necessarily received in the same financial year. The claim could have originated in a previous financial year‚” Nhleko said.
Payments for wrongful arrests in compliance with court orders:
| FINANCIAL YEAR | AMOUNT |
| 2009/2010 | R32 271 175‚70 |
| 2010/2011 | R51 003 343‚96 |
| 2011/2012 | R78 192 440‚38 |
| 2012/2013 | R101 652 001‚33 |
| 2013/2014 | R138 189 961‚09 |
| 2014/2015 | R133 260 472‚68 |
| 2015/2016 | R170 652 542‚30 |
| FINANCIAL YEAR | AMOUNT |
| 2009/2010 | R8 383 395‚44 |
| 2010/2011 | R7 060 753‚14 |
| 2011/2012 | R6 419 285‚40 |
| 2012/2013 | R22 554 053‚61 |
| 2013/2014 | R28 563 752‚27 |
| 2014/2015 | R42 740 971‚99 |
| 2015/2016 | R33 015 807‚55 |
