Gauteng police top brass hold commemorative ceremony honouring 10 slain SAPS members
Led by provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, police members and his management converged at Linden SAPS Garden of Remembrance to commemorate the lives of the officers who perished while serving the public.
Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni, together with his management, converged at Linden SAPS Garden of Remembrance to commemorate ten Gauteng members who died in the line of duty during the 2023/2024 financial year. Picture: X/SAPoliceService
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng police top brass held a commemorative ceremony in honour of ten South African Police Service (SAPS) members who died in the line of duty during the 2023/2024 financial year on Sunday.
Led by provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni, police members and his management converged at Linden SAPS Garden of Remembrance to commemorate the lives of the officers who perished while serving the public.
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Between April and June 2023, as many as 31 police officers were murdered countrywide – an average of one officer every three days.
Deadly attacks on police, on and off duty, have become a common occurrence for the men and women in blue.
With many losing their lives, days of remembrance are becoming a regular part of the police’s yearly schedule.
On Sunday, 10 of the province’s finest officers were honoured for having dedicated their lives to protecting residents.
Mthombeni highlighted the importance of police to enforce the law and secure their safety.
"These people, they are shooting at police - they will really meet us [SAPS]."
Mthombeni made similar comments on Saturday following a deadly shootout in Germiston between police and suspected criminals.