Die Polisiekollege op Ulundi het al die vroulike rekrute wat met hulle opleiding begin het kaalkop geskeer. Daarna het hulle in die son opleiding ontvang, maar sonder hoede op. Dit was so erg dat een rekruut mediese behandeling moes ontvang nadat haar gesig opgeswel het. (Sien foto) Aanvanklik moes die rekruut wag om ‘n dokter te sien, aangesien sy nog nie op die mediese skema was nie. Sy het wel later mediese behandeling ontvang.Haar bekommerde pa, mnr. Young van Frankfort, het gepoog om die kommissaris te kontak, maar nie hy of ander senior lede van die Polisie was beskikbaar nie, want hulle het partytjie gehou in Soweto. Die ouer het die Vryheidsfront Plus gekontak en die party se hoofwoordvoerder oor Polisie, Pieter Groenewald, het die saak dadelik opgevolg. Dit is gereël dat die rekruut dadelik haar ouers skakel en sy is intussen oorgeplaas na ‘n ander opleidingskollege.
“Die praktyk om vroulike rekrute wat polisie-opleiding begin, se hare af te sny moet onmiddellik gestaak word. Dit dra geensins by tot beter opleiding nie en is eerder ‘n proses om rekrute se selfbeeld te vernietig. Dit is ook vernederend en ‘n aantasting van hulle menseregte. Ek sal die minister versoek vir ‘n volledige ondersoek en daar moet opgetree word teen bevelvoerders en instrukteurs wat hierdie praktyk toepas. Die betrokke rekruut is reeds verplaas en dit gaan tans goed met haar. Dit wil voorkom of die nuwe militêre benadering in die Polisie as rookskerm gebruik word wat tot wanpraktyke lei. Dit is onaanvaarbaar en die minister sal moet verduidelik,” sê Pieter Groenewald hoofwoordvoerder van Polisie vir die Vryheidsfront Plus.
Brief van mnr Young:
To whom it may Concern,
Please I need urgent help for my daughter who joins the S A Police service and was taken to Ulundi (Kwa-Zulu Natal) training centre on Sunday 2011-01-23. (Photo 01 attached) She is the only white female student that was send to Ulundi. On Monday 2011-01-24 all the female students (Black, white, coloured and Indians) hair was shaved off. Those who didn’t comply were punished with PT (Physical training).
By Wednesday 2011-01-26 she was so burned by the sun that her whole face was so swollen that she couldn’t see anymore. (Photo’s 02, 03 and 04 attached) She request medical attention from her instructors and was told that she was not on a medical scheme as yet and therefore they can’t take her to a doctor and that if she insist on treatment they will send her back home and she can re-apply next year to join the SAPS.
I am of the opinion that she is suffering of sunstroke and that she needs urgent medical treatment as she is complaining of headache, dizziness and vomiting.
I am also of the opinion that her hair was shaved against her will and against Police Regulations.
Another problem is that since all the instructors and most of the students are black, the course is in Zulu and my daughter doesn’t understand Zulu. I did contact the union SAPPU and they suggest that I must take the matter to the media as it is gross discrimination and against the labour law.
I did send this email to the National Commissioner of Police as well as the DA offices but haven’t received any feedback. I tried to get hold of Gen Bheki Cele or one of his senior officers but no one was at the office. I did find the following on News24 that explains all http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Police-get-ready-to-party-20110128
Since this morning I tried to get hold of my daughter on her cell phone and I did send several sms’s but couldn’t get hold of her. I am really concerned about her health and I would appreciate it if you could give this matter your urgent attention and that a full investigation into this be done.
Her concerned father.
A G W V A Young