Portfolio Committee on Police Chairperson Ian Cameron says the Hawks have become extremely ineffective and that at times he doubts they should even continue to exist.
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), according to Portfolio Committee on Police Chairperson Ian Cameron, has become extremely ineffective and its capacity to fight crime is below its call of duty.
Cameron believed that the elite unit, better known as the Hawks, was operating at about 45% capacity and had been “hollowed out completely” over the years.
“Honestly, in some cases, I am starting to doubt whether they should even exist because I don’t think they are fulfilling their mandate at all,” said Cameron.
However, he said some Hawks members were trying hard to do their work.
