Multi-Party Charter will make South Africa safe

Multi-Party Charter will make South Africa safe

The Multi-Party Charter has revealed its plans to keep South Africans safe by fighting crime and tackling the root cause of crime. The eleven parties say they are the right option to take over government as they have the skills, political will and integrity to achieve law and order.

The Charter says the high rate of crime currently being witnessed in the country, is a symptom of a government that is failing to detect, prevent, arrest and prosecute criminals, as a result, the country is facing a crisis of crime and people are prisoners in their own homes as they feel unsafe.

“A Charter Government will make it a priority to hold all criminals to account and prevent future crime by addressing its root causes. Through a focused, evidence-based strategy, we will build a safer future for all South Africans. We will be tough on crime and even tougher on the causes of crime, to protect people, property and infrastructure, while deterring antisocial behaviour and the abuse of power,” said the Multi-Party Charter in their statement.

The Charter says it will resolve the crime crisis in South Africa by focusing on four priorities: professionalising the police service, improving the criminal justice system, addressing our nation’s drug problem, and tackling corruption and State capture.

The 10 point plans include:

1. Appoint police leadership on merit and improve the training and capacitation of police officers, the detective services, and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks). 2. Promote the establishment of municipal police services and prioritise the SAPS budget towards critical functions such as public order and visible policing. 3. Ensure that policing forums are well-resourced and create additional specialised law enforcement units to boost local community policing efforts. These will be aimed at gangs and criminal syndicates who terrorise communities.

4. Prioritise the safety of women, children and other vulnerable groups by dedicating funding for crime prevention as well as victim support services. 5. Create specialised courts and police units to deal with corruption, sexual and genderbased violence, gangs and drugs. 6. Increase budget allocations to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to recruit and retain critically needed skilled and experienced prosecutors and specialised forensic accountants, auditors and financial investigators (for the Investigating Directorate and Asset Forfeiture Unit).

7. Increase law enforcement and intelligence efforts aimed at dismantling drug supply networks and illicit trade. 8. Ensure that there are harsh consequences for anybody convicted of drug dealing and drug trafficking, while assisting drug users to quit through treatment and harm reduction support mechanisms.

9. End Cadre Deployment and ensure all public appointments are made on the basis of merit. 10. Implement lifestyle audits for government officials selected randomly through a process similar to that which SARS utilises to identify taxpayers for audits.

“A Charter Government will make it a priority to hold all criminals to account and prevent future crime by addressing its root causes. Through a focused, evidence-based strategy, we will build a safer future for all South Africans. We will be tough on crime and even tougher on the causes of crime, to protect people, property and infrastructure, while deterring antisocial behaviour and the abuse of power,” said the Multi-Party Charter.

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