The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla John Sitole has welcomed the sentences given to police killers in the first semester of 2019 on cases investigated by Division Detective Services.
These are the cases of four police officers killed between 2012 and 2017 that have been successfully concluded. Nine police killers were sentenced to a combined nine life sentences while two have been given a total of 32 years imprisonment.
These sentences come as a form of closure to the colleagues and especially the families of the fallen heroes as the attacks on and killings of police officers on and off duty continues unabated. The management of the police remains concerned with the numbers and continue to encourage members to always be on alert and to continue with institutionalising the police safety strategy to ensure their safety at all times.
SAPS detectives secure nine life sentences for nine police killers while two accused get 20 and 12 years imprisonment
