Blow for drugbusters

Albert Broco said:
Totally agreed. No single person in this country, police or not, should ever be allowed to act, in any manner, on reasonable suspicion. It should be stopped with immediate effect.

I also strongly feel that one single magistrate must not allow a warrant on reasonable suspicion. Once the warrant is approved, the matter must go to the High Court where a full bench of judges must decide on the merits. If they approve the matter must go to the Supreme Court of Appeals where a full bench must review the lower and higher courts' finding. Once they approve, the matter must go to the Constitutional Court where a full bench of judges should review all processes and application. Only if a search and seizure warrant pass here should the police be allowed to act.
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You forgot to check with the AU and UN courts too
 
Albert Broco said:
Totally agreed. No single person in this country, police or not, should ever be allowed to act, in any manner, on reasonable suspicion. It should be stopped with immediate effect.

I also strongly feel that one single magistrate must not allow a warrant on reasonable suspicion. Once the warrant is approved, the matter must go to the High Court where a full bench of judges must decide on the merits. If they approve the matter must go to the Supreme Court of Appeals where a full bench must review the lower and higher courts' finding. Once they approve, the matter must go to the Constitutional Court where a full bench of judges should review all processes and application. Only if a search and seizure warrant pass here should the police be allowed to act.
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Lol
 
Albert Broco said:
Totally agreed. No single person in this country, police or not, should ever be allowed to act, in any manner, on reasonable suspicion. It should be stopped with immediate effect.

I also strongly feel that one single magistrate must not allow a warrant on reasonable suspicion. Once the warrant is approved, the matter must go to the High Court where a full bench of judges must decide on the merits. If they approve the matter must go to the Supreme Court of Appeals where a full bench must review the lower and higher courts' finding. Once they approve, the matter must go to the Constitutional Court where a full bench of judges should review all processes and application. Only if a search and seizure warrant pass here should the police be allowed to act.
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1/10
 
KarooKlonkie said:
This is the original Kunjana judgement mentioned in the article - http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2016/21.html
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LOL, that address is 3 blocks from where I live, and 1 block from the biggest police residence in the southern suburbs of CT!?

Edit: The court judgement is not retrospective (though costs were awarded against the minister of police), so the accused stil has to explain the large quantity of drugs siezed...
 
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I asked one of the Western Cape's top cops Major-General Vearey what his thoughts were on this matter.

His response was -

"I support the Concourt decision. It eliminates the arbitrariness and abuse of random and blanket targeting that often informed anti-drug operations. A step in the right direction away from the failed war on drugs approach. However, I support decriminalisation, and that includes the scrapping of the old Drug Act entirely."

It's good to know that there are some enlightened, open minded and pragmatic individuals in the South African Police Service's leadership who recognise that South Africa's War on Drugs has been nothing but a dismal failure.
 
Albert Broco said:
This is the best news to every have happened in SA!!!

I am not going to lie. I have a number of people selling to schools in locations for me. Business is hurting when police stop and search my sellers. This will put an end to this. Business should be picking up for me and the children should now be able to get merc much easier.
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Where? My kids complain that there are no dealers around when you need them.
 
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